Club Pilates has struck a deal with New York‑area developer Saber Ammori to add 70 studios across Michigan, Maryland and New York, expanding a franchisee group to a potential 84 locations.

Mitchell Modell relaunched an online shop and teases a Manhattan flagship by 2030, tapping Knicks championship fervor to test demand.

Houston buyer Valiant Energy Management has purchased VanDeMark Chemical as the Lockport plant closed in May and 69 workers were laid off; the sale comes amid a lawsuit alleging toxic exposure.

CRH said it will acquire Arcosa for $8.5 billion, combining CRH’s scale with Arcosa’s U.S. aggregates and engineered‑structures footprint. The deal is subject to customary approvals.

Prime Day moves to late June and stretches to four days, with Amazon leaning on groceries and an Alexa shopping push to gauge how strained U.S. wallets are. Analysts and data firms will watch staples versus splurges for early signals.

Yum! Brands agreed to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion in two deals, sending most operations to LongRange Capital and Pizza Hut China to Yum China. The sale follows years of sliding sales and store closures.

Parisian cashmere label Kujten leased a 2,567-square-foot SoHo storefront at 92 Greene Street, expanding after its Madison Avenue debut.

Retail receipts climbed 0.9% in May, the fourth straight monthly gain, driven by autos, online and home-furnishing sales even as energy and geopolitical risks linger.

New York state moved to seize the Dimes Square Greek restaurant Kiki’s after a state warrant showed more than $1 million owed, the owner confirmed. The enforcement briefly interrupted the neighborhood favorite.

Christie’s seeks to open a 500‑sq‑ft wine boutique at Rockefeller Center after a narrow Albany law allowed a Bronx‑to‑Midtown license move.

Manufacturing in New York cooled in June: the Empire State survey’s headline index fell to 5.7, with new orders weakening and input costs still elevated. The print missed economists’ expectations and offers a mixed near‑term picture for local factories.

Fox agreed to buy Roku for about $22 billion, pairing Fox’s live content with Roku’s San Jose-based streaming platform and ad business. The deal centers on Roku’s reach and first‑party data.

Sinkers Lounge in downtown Manhattan announced a shutdown after a June 5 Facebook post by the venue’s former general manager. The closure comes as the company navigates legal and financial disputes tied to its parent company.