Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Haier has signed a four-year global partnership with UC3 to become an official global partner of the UEFA Champions League, covering the 2027/28 through 2030/31 seasons, the appliance maker announced at IFA 2026 in Berlin.

Reno, Nev. – September 09, 2026 -- Woodland Direct is opening a 47,000-square-foot distribution center in Reno, Nevada this month, its second facility alongside the company's Auburn Hills, Michigan headquarters and distribution hub.

New York – September 08, 2026 -- Exemplar Luxury Group (ELG), the luxury collective behind Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, has appointed Gretchen Koback Pursel as Chief People Officer, effective September 28.

Koback Pursel brings Chief People Officer experience from Tiffany & Co., The Wella Company and Equinox

Koback Pursel most recently served as Chief People Officer at Equinox, following the same role at The Wella Company and Tiffany & Co. Her background spans luxury retail, beauty and wellness sectors.

Katy, Texas – September 08, 2026 -- Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASO) will pay a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of common stock on October 14, 2026, the retailer confirmed following a September 2, 2026 board decision.

Board approves payout tied to fiscal quarter ended August 1, 2026

The dividend applies to the fiscal quarter that closed August 1, 2026, and will go to stockholders of record as of the close of business on September 16, 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Vicenza – September 08, 2026 -- Vicenzaoro opens its doors on September 4 with roughly 1,300 exhibitors from 38 countries and buyers from more than 130 nations, marking a structural shift for Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) and the global jewellery trade. The five-day show, running through September 8, debuts new exhibition infrastructure and deeper technology integration within its "Jewellery Boutique Show" format.