Duluth Trading Co. signed a lease for a 16,000-square-foot retail store inside the Katy Ranch Crossing shopping center near the intersection of I-10 and Katy Fort Bend Road, according to brokers representing Duluth and the landlord, Freeway Properties, in the lease. The store is expected to open in the first half of 2019, the brokers said. Duluth declined to comment. The retailer sells clothing, accessories and outdoor gear for men and women. The company has over 40 locations across the U.S., with three in Texas in the Greater Dallas area and Lubbock, according to Duluth’s website. The Katy store will be the brand’s first Houston-area location.  1-866-300-9719. www.duluthtrading.com