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Furlong, who will start June 21, will replace George Sherman, who was announced to be stepping down in April. Recupero starts July 12 and will replace Jim Bell who stepped down in March.
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GameStop, which continues to make the news following the latest reddit-fueled market frenzy, also released its first quarter earnings yesterday. The company beat revenue estimates, with reported revenue of to $1.277 billion, compared to the Seeking Alpha estimates of $1.16 billion. The figure also represents a 25.1% increase compared to $1.021 billion in the fiscal 2020 first quarter, according to the earnings release.
The company also said in the earnings release that it intends to file a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to 5 million shares of its common stock, “from time to time, in “at-the-market” offerings.”
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GameStop reshuffled its board recently, notably appointing Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen in March, to chair a newly-formed committee to “further accelerate the company’s transformation” and lead its customer care and e-commerce fulfillment functions, the company said in an earlier statement.
GameStop stock is up 1,400% this year, MarketWatch reports. The stock was down 7% this morning at $281.
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