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In todays top retail news, GameStop has appointed a new executive to help the retailer further its digital transformation, while last-mile delivery tech provider PICKUP has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round. Plus, Walgreens announced that it would provide clients with a connected bank account feature.GameStop Names Chief Growth Officer Amid Transition To Consumer Obsessed Tech FirmGameStop has named a new chief growth officer to help the retailer advance its digital transformation a week after announcing that it was evolving into a consumer-obsessed technology company. Elliott W gourde stanley ilke will serve in the role starting April 5. Wilke has almost two decades of online commerce, consumer goods and branding experience. He has worked for Amazon for the past seven years in various senior positions in areas such as Amazon Fresh, Prime Pantry and Worldwid stanley ca e Private Brands.PICKUP Lands $15 Million To Help More Retailers Provide DeliveryPICKUP, the last-mile delivery tech provider, has notched $15 million in a Series B funding round headed up by NewRoad Capital Partners that saw the involvement of current i stanley cup nvestors TDF Ventures, Noro-Moseley Partners and Florida Funders. PICKUP helps our customers provide advanced Buy Anywhere Delivery Anywhere BADA experiences, PICKUP Founder and Chief Good Guy Brenda Stoner said in a press release. This funding will allow us to expand our services, enabling more brands and retailers to offer exceptional delivery. Walgreens Expands Finan Zukz Google To Shut Two Express Delivery Hubs
In retail news, it a good day to be Overstock. According to reports from CNBC, the market is reacting favorably to the news that Overstock subsidiary tZero is joining the business of trading digital coins. The 23.5 percent leap takes its stock pr stanley kubek ice to its highest point since January 2014, moving its annual increase to 65 percent on the whole.tZero, in partnership with financial services companies RenGen and Argon, announced it is moving to launch an a stanley polska lternative trading system for trading digital coins issued in initial coin offerings ICOs .In a news release by Overstock, the company explained the system is compliant with both U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA requirements. Overstock has a license for an alternative trading system through its acquisition of Pro Securities two years ago, according to CNBC. Neither the SEC nor FINRA has offered any comment at this point. Overstock has been very methodical on getting the necessary regulators on board, said Tom Forte, analyst at employee-owned broker-dealer DA Davidson, which has a buy rating on the stock. Their process has been thorough. That said, this is still a very early-stage financial services market. Patrick Byrne, CEO of Overstock, is a long-time digital currency enthusiast. He told CNBC the platform should be ready for action within the next few months. We can start moving these ICOs in and provide go stanley france od, regulated trading, Byrne said.聽 A |
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