Retailers

GameStop to Rebrand EB Games in Canada

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
GameStop, Retailers, Service companies, EB Games, Retailing, GME, Grapevine, Texas, Game

GRAPEVINE, Texas, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (GameStop or the Company) today announced that the Company plans to rebrand EB Games in Canada.

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  • GRAPEVINE, Texas, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (GameStop or the Company) today announced that the Company plans to rebrand EB Games in Canada.
  • By the end of this year, EB Games Canadian locations and online store willassume the GameStop brand and name.
  • GameStop, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a leading specialty retailer offering games and entertainment products through its ecommerce properties and thousands of stores.
  • Follow @GameStop on Twitter and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GameStop .

Dollar General Announces Opening of Newest Store-within-a-Store Concept

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Home Goods, Other Retail, Specialty, Food, Beverage, Consumer, Discount, Variety, Other Consumer, Retail, Variety stores, Retailing, Retailers, Dollar General, Nashville, Tennessee, Cities in the United States

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210728005307/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210728005307/en/
    Dollar General Announces Opening of Newest Store-within-a-Store Concept; First Two DG Market + pOpshelf Stores Now Open Near Nashville (Photo: Business Wire)
    2907 Highway 31 West in White House, Tennessee
    4491 Lebanon Pike in Hermitage, Tennessee.
  • We have been pleased with customers positive initial reactions, and we look forward to welcoming additional customers to experience our newest format.
  • The Company plans to host a community grand opening celebration for each location on Saturday, July 31 beginning at 7 a.m.
  • Dollar General first announced the new pOpshelf concept in October 2020 and has since opened 16 stores in three states.

ALDI Customers Crown Top 10 Fan Favorites for 2021

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Retailers, Supermarkets, Retailing, Discount stores, Albrecht family, Aldi

BATAVIA, Ill., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The results are in from the annual ALDI Fan Favorites survey.

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  • BATAVIA, Ill., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The results are in from the annual ALDI Fan Favorites survey.
  • "In its third year, the survey evolved to reflect how ALDI products fit into our customers' everyday lives."
  • Starting this week, shoppers can find the 2021 Fan Favorites by looking for the blue heart-shaped logo on store shelves.
  • For more information on the 2021 Fan Favorites and other award-winning ALDI products, please visit aldi.us/fanfavorites .

Perch Hires Former Amazon European Marketplace Leader; Commits €300M to Acquire European Third-Party Sellers

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
3D publishing, Amazon, Publishing, Retailers, Rivers, Amazon Marketplace

Perch has also committed an additional 300M to continue acquiring European third-party sellers.

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  • Perch has also committed an additional 300M to continue acquiring European third-party sellers.
  • "Rahul's background at Amazon and as an FBA seller himself gives him such a unique perspective on the Amazon FBA space," said Chris Bell, CEO of Perch.
  • "He intimately understands the inner workings of Amazon, the European market, and the challenges that FBA sellers face day in and day out.
  • At Amazon, Shewakramani built and scaled a European team working across the EU to drive marketplace seller growth on Amazon's US Third-Party Marketplace.

Perch Hires Former Amazon European Marketplace Leader; Commits €300M to Acquire European Third-Party Sellers

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
3D publishing, Amazon, Publishing, Retailers, Rivers, Amazon Marketplace

BOSTON and LONDON, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Perch, a technology-driven commerce company that acquires and operates top Amazon third-party and other D2C brands at scale, today announced it has hired Rahul Shewakramani to lead its continued expansion into the UK and EU as its Head of M&A in Europe. Perch has also committed an additional €300M to continue acquiring European third-party sellers.

Key Points: 
  • Perch has also committed an additional 300M to continue acquiring European third-party sellers.
  • "Rahul's background at Amazon and as an FBA seller himself gives him such a unique perspective on the Amazon FBA space," said Chris Bell, CEO of Perch.
  • "He intimately understands the inner workings of Amazon, the European market, and the challenges that FBA sellers face day in and day out.
  • At Amazon, Shewakramani built and scaled a European team working across the EU to drive marketplace seller growth on Amazon's US Third-Party Marketplace.

Aqara Expands to Amazon UK

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Mobile, Wireless, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Specialty, Consumer electronics, Consumer, Technology, Semiconductor, Retail, Other Consumer, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Home Goods, Amazon, Retailers, Publishing, Computing, Criticism of Amazon, Amazon Echo

Aqara, a provider for smart home products, announced the launch of its first Amazon store in Europe, the Aqara Amazon UK store .

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  • Aqara, a provider for smart home products, announced the launch of its first Amazon store in Europe, the Aqara Amazon UK store .
  • Starting from July 28, 2021, a comprehensive suite of Aqara products will be made available on Amazon UK to residents not only in the UK, but also in dozens of European countries that are covered in the Amazon network.
  • Following its UK Amazon store, Aqara is expected to add two more brand stores on Amazon France and Amazon Germany in the following months.
  • ** Aqara TVOC Air Quality Monitor and Wall Switch H1 EU will be available on Amazon UK in the following weeks.

Walmart to Offer Technologies and Capabilities to Help Other Businesses Navigate their own Digital Transformation

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Online Retail, Data management, Retail, Discount, Variety, Technology, Department Stores, Software, Retailing, Retailers, Marketing, Walmart, Supply chain management, Services marketing, Online shopping, Customer experience, Cloud computing, E-commerce

These unique capabilities enable Walmart to better serve customers, create differentiated experiences and grow its business as digital shopping continues to increase.

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  • These unique capabilities enable Walmart to better serve customers, create differentiated experiences and grow its business as digital shopping continues to increase.
  • Through the Adobe Commerce platform, retail businesses will be able to use Walmarts unique cloud-based services to offer seamless pickup and delivery to their customers.
  • Businesses will be able to reach new customers on Walmarts fast-growing Marketplace where they can leverage Walmarts Fulfillment Services to offer 2-day shipping nationwide.
  • The partnership with Adobe to offer these capabilities will help businesses of all sizes improve their customer experience while operating more efficiently.

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call Date

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Retailers, Retailing, Grocery Outlet, Service companies, Emeryville, California, EMERYVILLE, Grocery store

EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GO) (Grocery Outlet) today announced that its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 will be released after the market close on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

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  • EMERYVILLE, Calif., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: GO) (Grocery Outlet) today announced that its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 will be released after the market close on Tuesday, August 10, 2021.
  • The company will host a conference call at 4:30pm ET (1:30pm PT) to discuss the results.
  • Based in Emeryville, California, Grocery Outlet is a high-growth, extreme value retailer of quality, name-brand consumables and fresh products sold through a network of independently operated stores.
  • Grocery Outlet has over 400 locations in California, Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Nevada.

Silo Pharma Awarded Notice of Allowance from United States Patent and Trademark Office for Homing Peptide Patent

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Monopoly, Patent law, Patent portfolio, Patent, Silo, Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Retailers

Englewood Cliffs NJ, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silo Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB:SILO), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the use of psychedelics as a therapeutic, today announcedthat the United States Patent Office has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application related to the Company's Central Nervous System Homing Peptide. 

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  • Englewood Cliffs NJ, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silo Pharma, Inc. (OTCQB:SILO), a development-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the use of psychedelics as a therapeutic, today announcedthat the United States Patent Office has issued a notice of allowance for a patent application related to the Company's Central Nervous System Homing Peptide.
  • "We are pleased to have been granted this patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for our novel homing peptide," said Eric Weisblum, CEO of Silo Pharma.
  • "We will continue to expand our intellectual property portfolio related to markets where our novel therapeutics can be applied.
  • Silo Pharma.

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation to Report Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Results on August 3, 2021

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Big 5 Sporting Goods, Retailers, Retailing, Service companies

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV) (the Company), a leading sporting goods retailer, will announce second quarter fiscal 2021 financial results on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, after the market close.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV) (the Company), a leading sporting goods retailer, will announce second quarter fiscal 2021 financial results on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, after the market close.
  • The conference call is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.
  • Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 430 stores under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name as of the fiscal quarter ended July 4, 2021.
  • Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet.