Retail & Consumer Goods

El Segundo – November 06, 2026 -- Pure Hockey, the largest hockey equipment retailer in the United States, has opened its fifth California store in El Segundo, extending its network to 110 locations nationwide.

El Segundo store joins four existing California locations

The South Bay outlet adds to Pure Hockey's stores in Anaheim, Laguna Hills, San Marcos and San Jose. The retailer now operates in 32 states under the Pure Hockey and Pure Goalie brands, alongside two ecommerce sites.

3D foot scanning anchors the skate-fitting service

The store offers equipment fittings for players of all ages and skill levels, including a skate-fitting process built on 3D foot-scanning technology. Skate services include baking and molding, sharpening and profiling.

Berlin – November 06, 2026 -- Gero Furchheim has been unanimously re-elected president of the German E-Commerce and Mail Order Association (bevh), with bureaucratic overload for small and mid-sized companies named as the top priority of his new term.

Members vote in Brussels at ordinary general meeting

The vote took place at an ordinary members' meeting in Brussels. Furchheim has led bevh as an honorary president since 2014. He has also headed the European umbrella body Ecommerce Europe since January 2025, giving online retailers a voice at EU level.

Deputy Dieter Junghans and four board members confirmed

Dieter Junghans of Pro-Idee was re-elected as one of Furchheim's deputies. The board also confirmed Ulrich Betzold (Arnulf Betzold), Joachim Fauth (Reader's Digest Deutschland / Verlag Das Beste), René Otto (ROCKnSHOP) and Lars Schade.

Seoul – November 06, 2026 -- Coway Co., Ltd. reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of KRW 1,426.1 billion, up 13.7% year on year, while operating profit rose 7.3% to KRW 260.8 billion. The figures are consolidated under K-IFRS.

Overseas subsidiaries grow revenue 26.2% to KRW 591.8 billion

Coway's foreign units grew faster than the domestic business, with sales up across all product categories. Malaysia remained the largest contributor at KRW 428.0 billion, up 21.5%.

The smaller markets grew faster:

• United States: KRW 83.9 billion, up 45.8%
• Thailand: KRW 57.7 billion, up 38.0%
• Indonesia: KRW 16.0 billion, up 21.8%

Domestic revenue rises 2.0% to KRW 754.9 billion as rental accounts surge

Seasonal promotions supported sales of ice water purifiers, beds and massage chairs. New rental sales volume grew 7.3% year on year, and net rental account additions jumped 26.7% to 214,000.

Omaha – November 06, 2026 -- Omaha Steaks expects to surpass 5 million corporate gifts sent since 2000 by the end of 2026, as it expands its business gifting program with no minimum order and redesigned gift certificates that recipients redeem online.

Omaha Steaks has delivered more than 1.1 million corporate gifts since 2020

Recipients chose nearly half of those gifts (46%) using an Omaha Steaks gift certificate. They have redeemed more than 530,000 certificates over that period. More than 5,000 businesses have used the company for corporate gifting.

Updated certificates let recipients enter delivery addresses at redemption

Businesses can order printed or digital certificates from gift collections at different price points. Employers can email or hand out certificates without collecting home addresses, because recipients enter their delivery details when they redeem online.

Carlsbad – November 05, 2026 -- Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: CALY) raised its full-year 2026 net sales outlook to $2.065 billion-$2.078 billion and its Adjusted EBITDA outlook to $272 million-$280 million after third-quarter net sales and Adjusted EBITDA both beat expectations.

Gross margin gains offset a 5.6% sales decline

Net sales from continuing operations fell 5.6% to $436.9 million, which the company said was better than expected. Callaway had shifted its irons launch timing and cut lower-margin products to improve long-term profitability, and it had forecast lower second-half sales as a result. Foreign exchange headwinds in Asia also weighed on the quarter.

TravisMathew sales rose in the quarter. The company credited the launch of its Mini Spinner fairway woods and TRTL putters in Asia for the better-than-expected result.

Dublin, California – November 05, 2026 -- Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) will release its third quarter 2026 earnings on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Ross Stores schedules a live webcast call for 4:15 p.m. Eastern on November 19

The company will host its conference call on November 19 at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, 15 minutes after the results are due. Participants can follow a real-time audio webcast through the Investors section of the company's website.

Ross Stores enters the report with $22.8 billion in fiscal 2025 revenue

The Dublin, California-based retailer is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and Nasdaq 100 company. It posted fiscal 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion.

Austin – November 05, 2026 -- Thryfter, a livestream commerce platform built for the thrift, vintage and resale industry, will present its technology to Goodwill member organizations at the Goodwill CONNECT Conference in Houston, Texas, on November 9-10.

Thryfter targets donated merchandise as a new sales channel

The presentation will show how livestream shopping can complement brick-and-mortar retail, extend customer engagement beyond store locations and create new ways to monetize donated goods. Thryfter combines live video, real-time customer interaction and competitive bidding. It positions this format against conventional e-commerce platforms.

Five commercial benefits are on the agenda for Goodwill operators

Thryfter will tell Goodwill organizations the platform can:

Seoul – November 05, 2026 -- KT&G (KRX: 033780) reported record third-quarter operating profit of KRW 530.1 billion, up 13.9% year over year, and raised its planned 2026 dividend 33.3% to KRW 8,000 per share. The company announced the results alongside a new shareholder return plan and business strategy at its Capital Markets Day.

Consolidated revenue rose 4.3% to KRW 1.9052 trillion, also an all-time quarterly high. KT&G attributed the growth to its core businesses and a profitability-focused strategy.

NASHVILLE – November 05, 2026 -- LG Electronics USA has opened a 1,200-square-foot Life's Good Lounge in Vanderbilt University's Sarratt Student Center. It is the first U.S. extension of the company's "Another Campus" university initiative, which currently has four locations in South Korea.

The lounge is a study and social space for students, faculty and staff. It also doubles as a showroom for LG's home appliance and home entertainment lines and as a recruiting channel.

Lounge showcases eight LG products, from OLED TVs to steam closets

The installed lineup includes the LG OLED evo G6 smart TV, LG StanbyME 2 lifestyle TV, LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B gaming monitor, LG Styler Smart Steam Closet and LG CordZero Stick Vacuum. It also features the LG Smart InstaView Counter-Depth MAX French Door Refrigerator, LG NeoChef Countertop Microwave and LG PuriCare AeroTower.

Taipei – November 05, 2026 -- Taiwantrade, the B2B sourcing platform operated by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), has launched ASTRA, an AI assistant that matches international buyers with Taiwanese suppliers from plain-language requests.

Buyers no longer need exact keywords or manual comparison of product listings. They can describe a sourcing need, including a long or complex business request. ASTRA interprets the requirements, recommends matching products and suppliers, and moves the buyer from inquiry to discovery.

ASTRA offers three functions covering search, recommendation and quotation

Semantic Search reads natural-language requests, including product specifications and applications, and returns recommendations with the rationale for each match.

Smart Recommendation runs multi-round conversations in which buyers clarify requirements, explore sourcing options and identify suitable products and suppliers.