Retail & Consumer Goods Industry

Stamford – – September 08, 2026 -- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) has opened its 77th dispensary in Florida, pushing its nationwide retail count to 178 locations.

Curaleaf Riverview Opens in Tampa Bay's Fast-Growing South Shore Corridor

The new dispensary, located at 10422 US Hwy 301 S in Riverview, FL, serves a suburban market the company describes as transitioning from rural land along the Alafia River into a hub for young professionals and businesses. The location sits near Tampa, Brandon and Apollo Beach, an area Curaleaf cites for ongoing residential and retail growth.

Store Stocks Florida-Exclusive Reef Flower Alongside Multiple Proprietary Brands

Curaleaf Riverview carries the company's Florida-exclusive Reef flower, Dark Heart ultra-premium flower, FIND flower, Anthem pre-rolls and the Select Briq 2 all-in-one vape, targeting medical cannabis patients in the state.

London and Dublin – September 08, 2026 -- ALP, the fastest-growing nicotine pouch brand in the United States, has secured category-exclusive rights as the Official Nicotine Pouch Partner of Matchroom Boxing, marking its first major sponsorship push into the UK and Ireland.

ALP locks exclusive rights across three Matchroom events this autumn

The deal covers exclusive in-ring and broadcast presence, on-site fan activation stations and a branded Matchroom digital series across three fights: Katie Taylor vs. Flora Pili for the undisputed Super Lightweight Championship at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September, 2026, before 80,000 fans and broadcast live worldwide on DAZN; Whittaker vs. Wallace at Utilita Arena Birmingham on 3 October; and Smith vs. Puello at Utilita Arena Sheffield on 24 October.

Berlin – September 08, 2026 -- Haier has secured exclusive worldwide sponsorship rights in the home appliances, televisions and commercial display screens categories for the UEFA Champions League and related UEFA club competitions, under a four-year agreement with commercial rights holder UC3 running from July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2031.

Haier locks in exclusive category rights across UEFA club competitions

The deal covers the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League Finals and UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals starting the 2027/28 season. Wang Meiyan, Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of Haier Group, called the agreement a milestone in the company's global brand strategy, framing the partnership as a way to link intelligent-living technology with the competition's global fan base.

Columbia, Mo. – September 08, 2026 -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: AOUT) reported first quarter fiscal 2027 net sales of $37.3 million, up 25.4% from $29.7 million a year earlier, though growth normalizes to 4.3% after adjusting for $6.0 million in retailer orders that were pulled forward into the prior-year period.

Gross margin expands 630 basis points to 53.0%

Gross margin climbed to 53.0% from 46.7% in the year-ago quarter. GAAP net loss narrowed to $1.5 million, or $(0.12) per diluted share, from a $6.8 million loss, or $(0.54) per share, a year earlier. Non-GAAP net income reached $415,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, reversing a $3.3 million non-GAAP loss in the comparable quarter. Adjusted EBITDA turned positive at $1.2 million, or 3.1% of net sales, versus a negative $3.1 million, or (10.5)% of net sales, last year.

Arlington, Va. – September 08, 2026 -- Retail organizations are struggling to defend increasingly connected store systems because no single team holds end-to-end authority over cyber risk, according to a new blueprint from Info-Tech Research Group. The firm's Build Cyber Resilience in Connected Retail report identifies fragmented ownership across legacy point-of-sale systems, IoT devices, cloud platforms, e-commerce applications, and third-party vendors as the core barrier to consistent security decision-making.

Tokyo – September 07, 2026 -- Gurunavi, Inc. will stage live demonstrations of "Odate Magewappa," a 1,000-year-old Japanese bentwood craft, at Maison & Objet Paris 2026, running September 10-14 at Paris Nord Villepinte, alongside a showcase of more than 40 Japanese wood products.

The exhibit, housed in a dedicated pavilion titled "JAPAN WOOD x CRAFTSMANSHIP" in Hall 6, Stand N120-P119, is managed by Gurunavi as part of a project promoting Japanese wood products subsidized by Japan's Forestry Agency.

Qidong – September 07, 2026 -- Covation Biomaterials LLC (CovationBio) has produced its first on-spec commercial batches of Xatryx.T bioTHF and Xatryx® bioPTMEG at its 50,000-ton Qidong plant, four months after the facility's mechanical completion in April 2026. The company simultaneously unveiled the world's first athletic insole made with a non-food bio-based material, developed with insole brand INSITE®, at the NW Materials Show in Portland, Oregon on September 2-3, 2026.

Greenville, N.C. – September 07, 2026 -- Replay Sports Cards, the first national franchise dedicated exclusively to the sports card hobby, has signed a franchise agreement with father-son duo Jim and Jake Whitehurst to open a location in Greenville, North Carolina, before the end of 2026.

Deal marks Replay's return to its home state's eastern half

Replay was founded in North Carolina and built its early presence in Charlotte before expanding nationally to a current footprint of three shops across the U.S. The Greenville agreement extends that footprint into eastern North Carolina, linking regional collector communities that Jake Whitehurst says currently lack a central hub.

New York – September 07, 2026 -- Uniqode, a QR Code platform ranked highest on G2, has launched Uniqode Insights, a tool that connects dynamic QR Code scans to purchases, registrations and other conversions.

Marketers struggle to prove QR Code campaign impact despite positive results

98% of marketers report that physical QR Code campaigns have a positive impact on their marketing efforts, yet the link between scans and conversions is often unclear, making it difficult to demonstrate campaign return on investment.

Insights tracks the full journey from scan to purchase across placements

The tool identifies which QR Code placements generate conversions and revenue, and pinpoints where prospects drop off between scanning and completing a transaction. It also identifies high-intent and returning scanners by linking engagement activity across multiple sessions.

Irvine, Calif. – September 07, 2026 -- Blue Compass RV has acquired Brown's RV Superstore in McBee, South Carolina, expanding its Carolinas footprint to 13 dealerships in a deal brokered by Performance Brokerage Services.

Family-owned dealership changes hands after nearly four decades

Founded in 1986, Brown's RV Superstore operated as a family business for close to 40 years on a 12-acre site with 31,000 square feet of retail and service space, including 20 enclosed service bays. The dealership carried new and pre-owned RVs from Jayco, Grand Design, and Brinkley. Barry Brown of the Brown family confirmed the sale, crediting Jesse Stopnitzky of Performance Brokerage Services as exclusive sell-side advisor.