Pune – – October 05, 2026 -- The global hair color market reached USD 31.12 billion in 2025 and is projected to climb to USD 61.18 billion by 2034, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 7.8% between 2026 and 2034, according to a new analysis from Maximize Market Research.

Los Angeles – October 05, 2026 -- Zoom Room Dog Training franchisees delivered 15.1% year-over-year same-store sales growth across the combined second and third quarters, with quarterly performance accelerating from 12.0% in Q2 to 18.2% in Q3 across the company's 45-plus unit system.

Milan – October 05, 2026 -- Three womenswear brands from Shenzhen's Futian District -- Laurèl, IDPAN and YINER -- presented Spring/Summer 2027 collections at Milan's Rotonda della Besana on September 22, 2026, as part of an official event with Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.

Pittsburgh – – October 05, 2026 -- InventHelp has put a patent-pending swimming pool toy called AQUA HUNTER up for licensing or sale to manufacturers and marketers, the Pittsburgh-based invention submission firm announced.

Alabama inventor designs target game to simulate spearfishing in pools and ponds

The concept, submitted by an inventor from Vincent, Ala., through InventHelp's Birmingham sales office, lets children simulate spearfishing in a backyard pool or pond. The company describes the design as safe for both users and pool surfaces.

New York – October 05, 2026 -- The Toy Association has named five new inductees to its Toy Industry Hall of Fame for 2027, bringing the roster of honorees to 106 since the program's 1984 founding.

Rome – October 05, 2026 -- Temu has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Italy's Central Inspectorate for Fraud Repression and Quality Protection of Agri-Food Products (ICQRF) to strengthen protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) on its online marketplace.

Nuremberg, Germany – October 05, 2026 -- Licensed toys accounted for 37% of global toy sales last year, according to market research institute Circana, a figure that anchors one of two ToyTrends identified for Spielwarenmesse 2027, set for Feb. 2-6, 2027, in Nuremberg.

Minneapolis – October 05, 2026 -- apg Solutions has appointed Cassandra Sink as Vice President of Human Resources, tasking her with leading people strategy across the company's global workforce.

Sink brings 25 years of HR leadership across manufacturing and consumer sectors

Sink's background spans manufacturing, distribution, technology and consumer products. She most recently served as Vice President of Human Resources at ILLUME and Good Chemistry, with earlier leadership roles at Shippers Supply and Würth Industry USA.

Los Angeles – October 03, 2026 -- ARTBOX, Korea's design-lifestyle retail brand founded in 1984, is opening its first directly operated U.S. retail activation at 8250 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, from October 3 through October 11, 2026, marking its initial entry into the American market.

San Francisco – October 02, 2026 -- Constructor, a product discovery platform for ecommerce, has won the "Agentic Achievement" category at the MACH Alliance's 2026 MACH Impact Awards, citing a 900% year-over-year increase in companies deploying its conversational AI agents.