Cross-Border Expansion

Salomon is executing a multi-year US store expansion strategy, targeting 12-15 standalone locations by end of 2027 (from current 6), with planned openings in NYC (completed July 2026), Beverly Hills (fall 2026), and expansion into Boston, San Francisco, and Miami markets.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

HIVE is expanding its operations geographically, with current deployments in Scandinavia and existing offices in Norway and London, while actively pursuing US market expansion.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for artificial intelligence leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Caravel Autism Health is opening a new state-of-the-art autism therapy clinic in Lake Zurich, Illinois, with a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 8, 2026.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

DXC opened a flagship 200,000-square-foot AI-first Customer Experience Center in Bengaluru, India, featuring an AI Hub, customer collaboration spaces, and integrated security/operations capabilities.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for technology leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Hitachi Energy signed MoU with Tamil Nadu Government for ₹1,000 crore expansion of Chennai and Chengalpattu facilities over 3-5 years, creating 1,000 new high-quality technology jobs

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for cleantech & renewables leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Adnoc Distribution (UAE state energy company) is acquiring Shell's fuel supply business in South Africa, including 580 service stations and related operations for $1 billion, closing in 2027.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Reliance Retail participating in Vietnam International Sourcing 2026 to establish direct supplier partnerships for Indian market, targeting agricultural, processed food, seafood, textiles, and consumer goods categories aligned with Vietnam's manufacturing strengths.

Leadership read: Reliance Retail's participation in VIS 2026 commits the company to a structural shift in its sourcing architecture — moving from intermediated import flows to direct, long-term supplier relationships across eight or more product categories. That is not a procurement exercise; it is the construction of a new supply corridor between Vietnamese producers and a retail network serving over 1.4 billion domestic consumers. The operational consequence is that Reliance must now build or deepen cross-border supplier qualification, quality assurance, and logistics capability in a market where it has no prior sourcing infrastructure. This is one of two retail-giant signals in the Vietnam sourcing corridor we have tracked in the last 90 days — Pagoda, attending VIS for a third consecutive year, is the closest comparable, having already built cold-chain and grading infrastructure across 26 countries. The broader related-signals set (12 geographic-expansion signals in this period) is heterogeneous, but the Vietnam-specific thread is clear: the country's regulatory improvements and manufacturing competitiveness are pulling large-format buyers toward direct-sourcing commitments rather than spot procurement. Companies reaching this stage of cross-border sourcing buildout in South and Southeast Asia face rising demand for leadership in supplier development, cross-border logistics operations, and category commercialization — particularly operators who can manage quality compliance across agricultural and processed-food categories simultaneously in markets with differing regulatory standards.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

M-DAQ Global expanded into Vietnam through strategic integration with METech, majority shareholder of PayME (licensed payments service provider). This gives M-DAQ direct access to regulated payment infrastructure and the ability to process collections and payouts in Vietnamese dong.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for banking leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-07 · context →

Public Storage expanded into Canada by acquiring Public Storage Canada for approximately US$1.2 billion, adding a sizable portfolio in major metropolitan markets.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-06 · context →

Medline has leased two large distribution centers totaling 1.6+ million square feet in Northern California (Tracy and additional facility), representing a 45% expansion of its customer-facing NorCal footprint. This follows a fire that necessitated the relocation.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-06 · context →

TelevisaUnivision is expanding its 'Premios Juventud' event internationally, moving from the U.S. to Panama (2025) and now to Spain (2026), signaling a shift toward European and Latin American markets.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-06 · context →

Novo Holdings, manager of Novo Nordisk Foundation's $36bn portfolio, is exploring expansion of offices in Asia as part of broader strategic repositioning toward energy and larger deal tickets.

Leadership read: Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for the sector leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.

curated · 2026-07-06 · context →