Retail & Consumer Goods Industry

El Segundo, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- Emergent Media has launched "Get Rugged With Me," a creator-led social video campaign built with Leatherman and The Shipyard, running through October 8, 2026 to align with National Preparedness Month.

Campaign adapts "get ready with me" format to position Leatherman as everyday-ready gear

The debut episode features outdoor photographer and environmentalist Colleen preparing for a multi-day backcountry camping and hiking trip. In an unscripted, UGC-style video, she highlights gear she never leaves behind, including the Leatherman Signal and Skeletool CX, showing how the tools fit into her packing routine and time on the trail.

Pittsburgh – September 19, 2026 -- An inventor from Nampa, Idaho, has developed the Hike & Hide, a multipurpose attachment that combines a trowel, stake driver, and trekking pole accessory into a single lightweight tool, according to a submission filed with InventHelp.

Device merges three camping tools into one trekking pole attachment

The invention adds a trowel head to a standard trekking pole, allowing users to anchor and remove tent stakes, retrieve dropped stakes or poles, dig a cat hole, extinguish campfires, and garden without bending. The design eliminates the need for a separate hammer when driving stakes into the ground.

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Kohler has returned as the official kitchen & bath and plumbing partner of the 2026 Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, joining 22 designers and architects transforming a historic Greenwich Village townhouse at 80 Washington Place.

Kohler fixtures anchor a six-level design showcase

The 1839 Georgian townhouse, spanning six levels with grand entertaining spaces, private terraces, a dedicated wellness level, and a rooftop deck overlooking Washington Square Park, opened to the public on September 16 and runs through October 13, 2026. Kohler products integrated into the residence include the Synthos workstation sink, Numi 2.0 Smart Toilet, Kohler x Remedy Place Ice Bath, Artifacts faucet collection, Occasion collection, Components collection, Memoirs collection, and a cast iron Porto Fino sink.

Carlsbad, Calif. – September 18, 2026 -- Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster Troy Aikman has taken an ownership stake in Qualia Life Sciences, a supplement brand founded in 2015 that has built its reputation on human clinical studies conducted on every formula prior to release.

Aikman moves from potential endorser to equity owner in longevity brand

Aikman, a three-time Super Bowl champion and current broadcaster on the third most-watched television show in America, said he has historically turned down endorsement offers from nutritional brands due to skepticism about efficacy. He credited Qualia's supplements with personally sustaining his energy, fitness, and mental sharpness at age 59, stating the results convinced him to join the company's ownership team rather than simply lend his name.

Littleton, Colorado – September 18, 2026 -- Employee-owned retailer SCHEELS will open its 38th store in Littleton, Colorado in 2029, creating more than 500 new jobs before the doors open.

SCHEELS anchors new Mineral Place development alongside Costco

The flagship store is planned as an anchor retailer at the Mineral Place development, positioned along the C-470 corridor in the Denver metro area's growing Front Range region.

CEO Matt Hanson calls the store the company's deepest commitment to Colorado

"On behalf of our employee-owners, we could not be more excited to expand our footprint across Colorado's Front Range," said SCHEELS CEO Matt Hanson, adding that the store will serve as a destination bringing families together and generating hundreds of career opportunities.

McKinney, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- FarmHouse Fresh Founder and CEO Shannon McLinden has been named a 2026 BeautyMatter Awards Changemaker of the Year finalist for mobilizing more than 15,000 community members to lobby Congress on the Save America's Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act.

Beauty brand turns 15,000 supporters into federal lawmakers' inboxes

The bipartisan bill, H.R. 1661/S. 775, would permanently ban the slaughter of horses and donkeys for human consumption in the U.S. and prohibit their export abroad for that purpose. FarmHouse Fresh has used its consumer platform to convert product buyers into advocates who contact their senators and representatives directly.

Airport City, Israel – September 18, 2026 -- MySize, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) has signed definitive agreements to sell 1,308,901 shares of common stock, or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof, at $1.91 per share, generating expected gross proceeds of approximately $2.5 million.

Private placement priced at-the-market carries dual warrant coverage

Alongside the common stock, MySize will issue unregistered Series C warrants for up to 1,308,901 shares and Series D warrants for up to 1,308,901 shares, both exercisable immediately at $1.66 per share. The Series C warrants run for five years from the effective date of the company's forthcoming resale registration statement, while the Series D warrants expire after 18 months from that same trigger date.

Carrollton, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- Seventy-six percent of consumers say they have entered a business they'd never visited before based solely on its exterior signage, according to data cited by FASTSIGNS, the global custom signage franchise. The company is publishing guidance for business owners navigating a fragmented exterior signage market that spans channel letters, monument signs, pylon signs and wayfinding systems, each carrying distinct cost, zoning and visibility trade-offs.

Sixty percent of shoppers avoid businesses lacking clear signage

FASTSIGNS data shows 68% of consumers associate signage quality with product and service quality, while 60% say unclear signage actively deters them from entering a business. Theron Andrews, FASTSIGNS Vice President of Marketing, said signage decisions hinge on visibility, brand identity, location, budget, property type and local regulations rather than aesthetics alone.

NEW YORK – September 18, 2026 -- Sol de Janeiro has named Washington Spirit and U.S. Women's National Team players Trinity Rodman and Tara Rudd as brand ambassadors, expanding a multi-year partnership that already made the Brazilian-inspired beauty company the NWSL club's Official Body Care and Celebration Partner.

San Francisco – September 18, 2026 -- Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) has appointed Kirsten Green, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Forerunner, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Green brings a two-decade track record backing consumer-facing disruptors

Since founding Forerunner in 2012, Green has partnered with more than 100 companies from seed stage through scale, including OURA, Chime, Hims & Hers, Faire, Wispr Flow, Suno, Warby Parker, Dollar Shave Club, and Town. Under her leadership, Forerunner has raised nearly $3 billion from institutional investors.