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Christopher Zara

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Covers:  business, retail, travel, finance, theater, culture, innovation
news director @FastCompany. author UNEDUCATED memoir from @littlebrown

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Christopher Zara’s Biography

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Christopher Zara is the news director for Fast Company, where he oversees daily coverage of everything from Big Tech to small startups, company culture, innovation, design, retail, travel, finance, and any topic in the Fast Company universe.

He has years of experience as an editor and a reporter who writes about business, technology, media, culture, theater, and sometimes the intersecting worlds of all five.

Zara's memoir Uneducated (Little, Brown 2023) tells a highly personal story about the …

Christopher Zara’s Journalist Portfolio

RFID Knows When Students Skip School, But At What Cost?

RFID Knows When Students Skip School, But At What Cost?

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Can We Please Stop Pretending Taylor Swift Is a Tortured Artist?

Can We Please Stop Pretending Taylor Swift Is a Tortured Artist?

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When a domestic violence victim is legally a "nuisance"

When a domestic violence victim is legally a "nuisance"

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Chasing Amy Winehouse: The Cult of the 27 Club and Why It's Good for Music

Chasing Amy Winehouse: The Cult of the 27 Club and Why It's Good for Music

This month will mark the first anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, a pop-music princess who accomplish…

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Facebook Organic Reach Decline Called 'Catastrophic' For Nonprofits As News Feed Visibility Vanis...

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Panera Bread store closures: See a list of shuttered locations as the fast-casual chain charts 2026 growth

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By Christopher Zara 
| Fast Company
Six months into a turnaround plan that includes a refreshed menu and a renewed commitment to the customer experience, Panera Bread is growing at a healthy clip. So far in 2026, the fast-casual has opened 23 new bakery-cafes, including 15 company-owned locations and eight franchised ones, a spokesperson told Fast Company. And at least 25 additional locations are expected to open before the year is out.
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Panera Bread store closures: See a list of shuttered locations as the fast-casual chain charts 2026 growth

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By Christopher Zara 
| Yahoo Finance
Six months into a turnaround plan that includes a refreshed menu and a renewed commitment to the customer experience, Panera Bread is growing at a healthy clip. Most Read from Fast Company So far in 2026, the fast-casual has opened 23 new bakery-cafes, including 15 company-owned locations and eight franchised ones, a spokesperson told Fast Company. And at least 25 additional locations are expected to open before the year is out.
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Albertsons is closing stores: See a list of doomed locations for 2026 as the grocery giant evaluates its footprint

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By Christopher Zara 
| Yahoo Finance
Shoppers in local communities across several states may discover that they have fewer supermarkets to choose from this year. Most Read from Fast Company Grocery giant Albertsons Companies has continued to close stores in recent months as it reevaluates its store footprint in the wake of a failed merger with The Kroger Company.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I landed an assignment with a movie magazine on my very first pitch. I took it as an omen.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

That's like asking how old I am. I won't answer it.

How is social media changing news?

I find it challenging that the conversation never ends.

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