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Booktopia appoints Peter George as its new chairman

Inside Retail

George has extensive experience and background in telecommunications, media and corporate finance. His departure bookends a turbulent time for the company whose founder Tony Nash was ousted in a boardroom stoush which eventually led to the resignations of most of the board’s directors over several months.

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Ron Johnson’s Enjoy Technology Files for Bankruptcy, Set to be Sold

Retail TouchPoints

million bridge loan and a financing commitment of $55 million from tech services company A s urion. The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.).

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

George has extensive experience and background in telecommunications, media and corporate finance. His departure bookends a turbulent time for the company whose founder Tony Nash was ousted in a boardroom stoush which eventually led to the resignations of most of the board’s directors over several months.

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Astound Commerce Appoints Will Linebarger as VP, Composable Commerce

365 Retail

Linebarger has more than twenty-five years’ experience across telecommunications, finance and digital commerce. Global digital commerce specialist Astound Commerce has appointed Will Linebarger to serve as its Vice President of Composable Commerce.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Does it Work for your Online Retail Business?

Retail TouchPoints

BNPL solutions are a way for merchants to offer point-of-sale financing via a simple installment payment plan. Townsend holds an MBA in E-Commerce and Telecommunications from the University of San Francisco. . Here’s an in-depth look at BNPL and the potential benefits to your online and in-store business. Buy Now Pay…What?

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YouTube Ads Benchmarks (2021)

Store Growers

Telecommunications. Business & Finance. Telecommunications. Business & Finance. Telecommunications. Business & Finance. Baby & Child Care (CPG). Healthcare & insurance. Household appliances. Entertainment. Restaurants. Government & advocacy. Health & beauty. Household appliances.

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By Land, Sea and Space: How 5 Startups Are Using AI to Help Save the Planet

Nvidia

Located in Iceland, the data center is being used for AI applications in telecommunications, retail, finance and healthcare. To help address this challenge, San Francisco-based Inception startup Neu.ro launched an NVIDIA DGX A100-powered AI cloud that’s powered entirely by geothermal and hydropower, with free-air cooling.