Sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened a new store in Atlanta, GA. Located at 130 Perimeter Center West, in Perimeter Square Shopping Center, the 50,200 square-foot store is Academy’s 12^th location across metro Atlanta and 20^th throughout Georgia. Academy says it intends to continue its expansion efforts beyond 2022, with the goal of opening 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years. The retailer currently has 263 stores across 17 states.

Hari Mari announced its first international “Flop Drop” in Guatemala. Each year, Hari Mari participates in multiple Flop Drops, giving away hundreds of pairs of flip flops to those in need. Typically, Hari Mari visits kids undergoing treatment at partner hospitals to surprise them with flip flops; however, for this year’s Flop Drop, Hari Mari founders, Lila and Jeremy Stewart, wanted to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the brand by traveling back to Guatemala, where the couple was married and give pairs away to Guatemalans in need. Partnering with Serve Hope International, the Stewarts visited families and distributed hundreds of sandals to the Guatemalan village of San Andres, Ixtapa.