Jersey City – October 27, 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.

New York – October 19, 2026 -- Newmark has launched a dedicated Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) specialty practice, targeting a property type whose rents rose 123% between 2020 and 2025, more than double the growth of bulk warehouse space.

Lincoln – October 19, 2026 -- Ameritas is expanding advisor recruiting and business development through Ameritas Investment Company (AIC) and Ameritas Advisory Services (AAS), which together support more than 550 financial professionals and oversee $22.2 billion in customer assets.

Stockholm – October 19, 2026 -- Arelion has provisioned multi-terabit capacity on its Helsinki–Warsaw route and onboarded several new enterprise and wholesale customers, one year after launching its fully diverse Baltic corridor in October 2025.

Atlanta – October 14, 2026 -- Slutty Vegan has converted its Fulton Street restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, into its first operating franchised location, handing ownership to Destiny Correa, the general manager who ran the site for nearly five years.

Founder gifts the store and waives two fees

Founder and CEO Pinky Cole Hayes gifted Correa the store outright. Slutty Vegan also waived both the initial franchise fee and the recurring marketing fee that new franchise partners typically pay. The brand cited Correa's years-long commitment as the reason.

Garland, Texas – October 14, 2026 -- Massimo Group (NASDAQ: MAMO) is developing a retail program to widen sales of its powersports products across Ace Hardware, a network of more than 5,000 U.S. stores, and has submitted a dedicated 2026 holiday program for Black Friday and Christmas.

The company has historically sold through a number of independently operated Ace locations. It is now building programs that can be offered to Ace retailers on a wider basis.

Newport Beach – October 13, 2026 -- Pilates Addiction has sold more than 350 licenses across 27 states, with 40 studios open in 12 states and another 75 scheduled to launch through early 2027.

Franchisor shifts from license sales to studio openings

The brand is entering its largest wave of openings to date, just over a year into its national expansion. It is moving from rapid franchise sales to opening studios at scale, supported by systems that guide owners through real estate, training, pre-opening marketing and launch.

Hallandale Beach – October 13, 2026 -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ: NXPL) has opened a new PharmcoRx community pharmacy in Jacksonville, extending its Florida pharmacy network, which currently stands at six retail locations, into the northern part of the state.

Dallas – – October 12, 2026 -- Southwest Fitness Holdings LLC is investing $5 million in Crunch Garland, its 15th Crunch Fitness location in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with a soft opening set for Thursday, October 15 at 5:00 a.m.

Cairo – October 06, 2026 -- Dwight School Cairo opened its doors on September 14, enrolling its first cohort of students for the 2026-27 academic year at Cairo Festival City, Egypt, under a strategic partnership between Al-Futtaim Education Foundation and the Dwight-Franklin School Group.