United States, 12th May 2026 — Smoothie Bar is making waves with the official launch of Blend 3.0, its most innovative product yet, now rolling out across Launch States (NY, CA, OK, NV). The highly anticipated release follows a feature in Forbes, where the device was spotlighted as a “must-have accessory” for today’s consumers.

With Blend 3.0, Smoothie Bar is pushing boundaries, delivering a product designed for those who expect more from their everyday experience.

“We built Blend 3.0 for the next generation of users,” said a Smoothie Bar spokesperson. “It’s smarter, more customizable, and designed to give people control over how they use it.”

Built for Customization and Control

At the center of Blend 3.0 is a full-screen front display, giving users a modern, interactive interface that feels intuitive from the first use. The display offers real-time feedback and simplifies control, making the experience more engaging and seamless.

The device is equipped with multiple performance settings and adjustable airflow, allowing users to fine-tune every session. Whether prioritizing smoothness, intensity, or balance, Blend 3.0 adapts to the user.

What sets the product apart is its dual-flavor system, allowing users to switch between flavors or blend them together for a completely unique experience. This feature transforms how users interact with the device, turning customization into a core part of the experience.

An enhanced airflow system further elevates performance, ensuring consistency and smooth delivery with every use.

Expanding Across the U.S.

Smoothie Bar’s expansion into New York, California, Oklahoma, and Nevada represents a major step forward for the brand. These markets reflect both high demand and strong growth potential, allowing Smoothie Bar to connect with a wider audience.

From trend-setting cities like Los Angeles and New York to rapidly growing markets in Oklahoma and Nevada, Blend 3.0 is positioned to reach consumers nationwide.

Backed by Buzz

The recent Forbes recognition has amplified excitement around the launch, helping position Blend 3.0 as one of the most talked-about products in its category. Being named a “must-have accessory” highlights the brand’s ability to stay ahead of consumer trends.

More Than a Product

For Smoothie Bar, Blend 3.0 is more than just a release; it’s a statement about where the brand is headed. By focusing on innovation, personalization, and experience, the company is building a platform that resonates with modern consumers.

Blend 3.0 is now available across Launch States (NY, CA, OK, NV), with additional markets expected soon.

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Upcoming Gardners integration will help UK booksellers connect catalog data, availability, ecommerce, Shopify POS-connected operations, and TikTok Shop access through one integrated system.

St. Petersburg, FL, United States, 12th May 2026— Emersoft, the St. Petersburg-based team behind the Emersoft Books Shopify App, today announced an upcoming partnership with UK book wholesaler Gardners. The collaboration will enable UK booksellers to access Gardners’ catalog data and availability through Emersoft’s platform, delivering a modern, Shopify-native way to automate ecommerce, POS-connected bookstore operations, and more from one integrated system.

After successfully serving more than 100 booksellers across the United States, Emersoft is bringing its Shopify-native bookstore infrastructure to the UK market. Set to be available in early June 2026, the Gardners and Emersoft Books App integration will help UK booksellers connect their Shopify stores to Gardners catalog and availability data, support ecommerce and Shopify POS-connected operations, and tap into TikTok Shop through Shopify’s native sales channel capabilities.

For independent booksellers, the integration is designed to reduce the manual work that often sits between running a physical bookstore and selling online. Catalog data, product availability, ecommerce listings, customer orders, and POS-connected workflows should not have to live in disconnected systems. With the upcoming Gardners integration, UK booksellers will have a clearer path to operate through Shopify while keeping more sales in their own store.

“After working with more than 100 booksellers in the US, we have seen the same pattern again and again: booksellers want modern ecommerce, stronger catalog access, and fewer disconnected systems,” said Marcin Ruman, Founder, Emersoft.

“Partnering with Gardners gives UK booksellers a practical path to run catalog data, availability, Shopify ecommerce, POS-connected workflows, and TikTok Shop selling through one connected ecosystem. The goal is simple: help booksellers say yes to more customers and keep more sales in their own store,” said Pawel Marciniuk, Co-Founder and CTO, Emersoft.

“At Gardners, through our partnership with Emersoft, we are focused on enabling booksellers to access the ever-growing digital marketplace more easily. By making our data and availability accessible through modern platforms and providing access to our fast and efficient CDF service, we aim to support retailers in expanding their reach, improving efficiency, and continuing to thrive both in-store and online,” said Nigel Wyman, Chief Sales Officer, Gardners.

The Emersoft Books Shopify App helps bookstores manage catalog data, import titles, automate fulfillment workflows, handle pre-orders, enrich product metadata, and connect online selling with broader bookstore operations inside Shopify. The product is built for bookstores, authors, publishers, and book-focused creators who need a direct-to-reader commerce system without building custom infrastructure themselves.

The upcoming Gardners integration expands that model for the UK market by connecting domestic UK catalog and availability data into Emersoft’s Shopify-native bookstore system. For omnichannel booksellers, this creates a stronger operational bridge between online storefronts, physical retail, Shopify POS, and emerging sales channels like TikTok Shop.

“This collaboration is just getting started,” added Marcin Ruman. “We are excited for what is ahead and for the role this can play in helping UK booksellers modernize without losing the independence, customer relationships, and community presence that make their stores matter.”

The Gardners integration is expected to be available in early June 2026, with onboarding details and launch information to be shared directly with UK booksellers ahead of release.

About Emersoft

Emersoft builds Shopify-native commerce infrastructure for bookstores, authors, publishers, and book-focused creators. Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Emersoft has served more than 100 US-based booksellers through the Emersoft Books Shopify App, which helps merchants manage catalog data, import titles, automate fulfillment workflows, support pre-orders, enrich product metadata, and connect online selling with broader bookstore operations inside Shopify. Emersoft is also a Certified Shopify Partner, offering Shopify design, development, onboarding, and technical support for merchants building or expanding their bookstore on Shopify. Learn more at emersoft.co.

About Gardners

Gardners Books is one of the world’s leading book wholesalers and distributors of English-language books, providing booksellers worldwide with instant access to more than 500,000 in-stock titles for fast and efficient delivery. With a broad range of in-stock titles, reliable distribution, and a focus on supporting booksellers, Gardners provides a one-stop supply solution across print, digital integration, and direct-to-consumer fulfillment services. Learn more at gardners.com.

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Gameday by NJF Holdings reports that Italy’s Lega Volley Femminile generated 1.4 billion digital views during the current regular season – months ahead of target – following its investment in the league’s digital infrastructure. Founder Nicole Junkermann argues the result demonstrates a broader thesis: that AI is revaluing live sport rather than disrupting it, and that league-level investment in data and distribution will define the next phase of sports business growth.

London, United Kingdom, 12th May 2026 – Gameday by NJF Holdings, the sports investment and media platform founded by technology investor Nicole Junkermann, has reported that Italy’s professional women’s volleyball league, Lega Volley Femminile, generated more than 1.4 billion digital views during the current regular season – months ahead of the league’s original target of one billion views for the full season.

The milestone, achieved through Spike Media, the joint venture created by Gameday and LVF, also includes more than 45 million social media interactions during the regular season alone, with an engagement rate of 2.8%. The league is now the second most-followed sports league in Italy by social media audience, with more than 1.2 million followers across its channels.

The results offer an early proof point for Gameday’s investment thesis: that the most significant long-term value in sport is created not at the level of individual franchises, but through the digital and commercial infrastructure built around entire leagues.

“These numbers demonstrate what happens when strong sport is matched with the right platform strategy,” said Nicole Junkermann, founder of Gameday by NJF Holdings. “Women’s volleyball in Italy wasn’t a broken product. It was an under-distributed one.“

The announcement comes as private capital continues to accelerate into professional sport globally. The NFL opened its doors to private equity in 2023. NBA franchise valuations have surpassed $10bn. And rights packages for top-tier competitions are being repriced upward across global markets.

Gameday argues that AI is accelerating this revaluation rather than threatening it. As AI-generated content becomes ubiquitous, the scarcity premium on authentic, unscripted live competition rises.

“AI can produce content at near-zero marginal cost,” Junkermann says. “But it can’t produce unpredictability. It can’t manufacture genuine stakes. In a world where algorithms generate most content, people will pay more for things that cannot be faked. That’s exactly why live sport is becoming more valuable, not less.“

The company’s approach centers on deploying AI as an amplifier rather than a replacement – using data, personalization and direct-to-consumer platforms to deepen fan relationships and expand the commercial surface area around live events without displacing them.

“The match is the anchor,” Nicole Junkermann says. “AI helps everything built around it perform better. Leagues that own their fan data will build more resilient businesses than those that continue to lease their audiences to broadcasters.“

Junkermann’s broader investment track record spans more than 40 companies through NJF Capital, including an early and major position in Groq prior to its acquisition by Nvidia. That dual vantage point – inside both the AI economy and the sports investment market – informs Gameday’s conviction that the two are not in opposition.

“I invest in AI because I believe in its transformative power,” she says. “And I invest in sport for exactly the same reason AI is so powerful: because attention is scarce, and sport commands it better than almost anything else – as we’re already seeing with Italian women’s volleyball.”

About NJF Holdings and Gameday by NJF Holdings

NJF Holdings is a global investment group founded by Nicole Junkermann, with a focus on technology, artificial intelligence and life sciences. Through NJF Capital, the group has built a portfolio of more than 40 companies with a focus on early-stage investments in AI, deep tech and life sciences. Notable investments include SpaceX, Rippling, and Revolut, as well as Groq, where Nicole was an early investor before its recent acquisition by Nvidia.

Gameday by NJF Holdings is the group’s sports investment and strategic platform, focused on building long-term value across leagues, media and sports technology. It is the largest shareholder in Italy’s professional women’s volleyball league, Lega Volley Femminile, and is behind Cayo TV, a next-generation sports media platform.

For more information, visit: njfholdings.com and gameday.team

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