Lifetime Brands, owner of housewares brands including Farberware and KitchenAid, reported Q2 sales of $115.3 million, up 18.9 percent from a year ago. So far this year, the company has acquired U.K.-based Kitchen Craft and La Cafetiere, as well as New York-based Built NY and Empire Silver. It has also introduced 4,000 new products and begun supplying 400 Wal-Mart stores in China.
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