Retail Expansion

St. Louis – November 03, 2026 -- Katie Lee, founder of St. Louis-based Italian food company Katie's, whose products are sold at more than 8,000 U.S. retail outlets, will speak at the New York Public Library's Thomas Yoseloff Business Center on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET.

NYPL hosts free hybrid session titled "The Power of Your Story"

Attendees can join in person at 455 5th Ave, 5th floor, New York, or online via Zoom. Registration is required through Eventbrite, with separate links for the in-person and online formats. Online attendees receive a Zoom link by confirmation email.

Lee, a high school dropout who battled addiction, will describe how her business was built on losses rather than wins. "Their story, all of it, is their superpower," she said.

Elton, Louisiana – October 31, 2026 -- Hunt Tech, LLC will put its HUNT Refined Repellent line into Academy Sports + Outdoors stores in Q1 2027. It is the company's first major retail chain placement, following a distribution build-out through roughly 650 independent retailers.

All three flagship products enter Academy's assortment

The launch covers HUNT Refined Repellent Spray, HUNT Refined Repellent Lotion and HUNT Refined Repellent Wipes. Academy, headquartered in Katy, Texas, will carry them in its camping and outdoor assortment as a Louisiana-made, DEET-free and scent-free option.

Picaridin formula targets hunters, anglers and families

The products are made with picaridin and contain no DEET and no scent. Hunt Tech first aimed the line at hunters and anglers. It now also sells to families and others who spend time outdoors.

Jersey City – October 29, 2026 -- Oishii, operator of what it calls the world's largest indoor vertical Smart Farm, will reach more than 500 U.S. retail locations across 25 states by the end of 2026, more than doubling its points of distribution, after adding Walmart, The Fresh Market and Giant Food as first-time retail partners.

Four chains add more than 220 stores in the Q4 rollout

Walmart will carry Oishii strawberries in 78 stores across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Fresh Market adds 84 stores across the Southeast, including first-time entry into North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Giant Food brings 30 stores in Maryland and Virginia.

Existing partner Sprouts Farmers Market adds 34 stores in Florida and Georgia. Oishii has grown its Sprouts presence from 20 to 65 locations, a 225% increase, since its initial Northeast launch.

Stockholm – October 23, 2026 -- Nordic design and lifestyle brand ARKET will open its fifth store in Sweden in late 2026, adding a third location in its home city of Stockholm at Biblioteksgatan 11.

New Biblioteksgatan store joins four existing Swedish locations

The Biblioteksgatan outlet will sit alongside ARKET's current Stockholm stores on Drottninggatan and Götgatan. The brand also operates stores in Malmö and Gothenburg, so the opening brings its Swedish network to five.

Assortment centres on ready-to-wear, accessories and interior objects

The new store will carry a curated selection of ready-to-wear and accessories for women and men, plus interior objects. ARKET's broader format covers collections for women, men, children and the home, as well as an in-store seasonal vegetarian café. The source does not say whether the Biblioteksgatan store will include the café or children's ranges.

New York – October 19, 2026 -- Swiss sports supplement brand KA-EX has appointed Aaron Heidebreicht as CEO North America, as its US distribution passes 4,000 points of sale following a national launch across 2,200 GNC stores in August 2026.

Heidebreicht to lead US strategy from Nashville

Heidebreicht brings more than 20 years of sports nutrition leadership. He is a former professional baseball player who held positions at GNC and Nutrabolt. At KAGED he served as Chief Commercial Officer, and most recently he ran Applied Nutrition's North American business as CEO.

At KA-EX, he is responsible for US commercial strategy, retail expansion and building out the North American team from Nashville, Tennessee. Founder and CEO Pedro Schmidt called North America the company's most important growth market and said KA-EX is investing in a dedicated US team.

Seattle – October 16, 2026 -- Nordstrom, Inc. will open a 51,500-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at 2 Stockton Street in San Francisco in fall 2027, re-entering the downtown market through its off-price division.

Invesco Real Estate-owned building in Union Square will house the new store

The site is at 2 Stockton Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, in the Union Square neighborhood. Invesco Real Estate owns and manages the building.

Mayor Lurie cites downtown recovery as retailers return

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said companies were leaving the city three years ago and now want to be there. He credited efforts to make streets safer and cleaner, bring people back downtown and cut red tape. Co-CEO Erik Nordstrom said the city has built momentum in making downtown a good place for customers.

Stamford – October 15, 2026 -- Curaleaf Holdings (TSX: CURA; OTCQX: CURLF) has raised its Florida footprint to 79 dispensaries and its nationwide total to 189 stores with the opening of Curaleaf Wellington in Palm Beach County.

Curaleaf Wellington targets Palm Beach County patients from State Road 7

The store is at 2495 S State Road 7, Suite 101, in the Wellington Green commercial district. It sits near The Mall at Wellington Green and the Forest Hill Boulevard intersection. Curaleaf says the location serves patients in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Greenacres and Lake Worth.

The Village of Wellington has more than 61,000 residents. It hosts the Winter Equestrian Festival each winter, which the company describes as the largest and longest-running horse show in the world. The store carries a custom mural of locally inspired artwork celebrating the community's equestrian heritage.

Hong Kong – October 12, 2026 -- DPC Dash (1405.HK), Domino's Pizza's exclusive master franchisee in the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, operated 1,634 stores across 87 cities at September 30, 2026. It added a net 84 stores and entered 12 cities in the third quarter, while same-store sales growth stayed negative.

DPC Dash has already secured its full-year opening target of about 350 net new stores

Stores opened, under construction or signed now cover 100% of the 2026 target, up from about 89% at June 30. Over the first nine months, the company added 319 net new stores and entered 27 new cities.

The network comprises 908 stores in initial cities and 726 in new cities. New cities account for about 44% of the total, and the company says they continue to drive expansion under its "Go Deeper, Go Broader" strategy.

New York – – September 30, 2026 -- Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is entering the second year of its official beauty partnership with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders while simultaneously expanding its retail collaboration with Amazon Beauty's U.S. store, the company announced.

Partnership enters second year with a redesigned gameday beauty wardrobe

Since launching in 2025, the deal has produced content, creator experiences, retail appearances and in-stadium activations tied to the cheerleaders' official gameday look. For its second year, Charlotte Tilbury has updated the look with a curated product set spanning skincare, complexion, cheeks, eyes, brows, lips and fragrance, including new launches such as the Airbrush Flawless Blur Loose Powder and Airbrush Flawless Blush Blur, formulated to withstand high-energy routines and Texas heat.

San Francisco – September 25, 2026 -- COCOLAB®, the oral wellness brand behind Cocofloss®, has appointed Gayle Tait as Chief Executive Officer, effective Aug. 31, 2026, following three-year revenue growth of nearly 200%.

COCOLAB lands on Inc. 5000 list amid national retail expansion

The company secured a spot on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies and expanded distribution through Target and Walmart.com. Cocofloss® has won four Allure Best of Beauty Awards, including Best Floss in 2026, which the company states makes it the most-awarded dental floss on the market.