99 Ranch Market
This Asian-products supermarket chain, the largest of its type in the U.S., is celebrating 35 years in business, operates 50 stores across six states and has plans to expand. East West Bank
Allbirds
Shoe brand Allbirds will open a store in the upscale Georgetown district of Washington, D.C., in a former Ben & Jerry’s store. The company already operates in New York City and San Francisco. UrbanTurf
Amazing Lash Studio
This eyelash-extension and beauty-brand franchise is set to open its first Michigan unit in October, at Knapp’s Corner, next to the Ulta Beauty store. And two more units are to open in the western part of the state soon. WZZM
Amazon 4-Star
The online behemoth will open a 4,830-square-foot store stocking a selection of its most popular items in part of the former Sears anchor store at Oakbrook (Ill.) Center. Daily Herald
Athleta
This Gap Inc.–owned athleisure apparel brand will open its first outlet store sometime over the next few months. Coresight Research
H&M
The Swedish fast-fashion chain will start selling other apparel brands in its H&M stores. This would allow the chain to attract more shoppers and to compete more effectively against multibrand rivals. Reuters
Peloton
The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Gardens Mall has welcomed this exercise-bike chain's newest store. The Palm Beach Post
Pinkbox Doughnuts
This Las Vegas bakery chain, which delivers throughout the city, opened its third store. Bake
Sephora
The international beauty brand is to move into the former Random Harvest store, in Old Town Alexandria, in Virginia. Alexandria Living
Trader Joe’s
The first Trader Joe's in Little Rock, Ark., is set to open in October. Arkansas is currently the most populous state without any of this chain's supermarkets, according to Trader Joe's. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
By Brannon Boswell
Executive Editor, Commerce + Communities Today