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By Akane Otani

There could be actual corporate news impacting GameStop today.

Shares rose early Wednesday after the company named Matt Francis, whose credits include Amazon, QVC and Zulily, its chief technology officer. The role is a new one for the struggling video-game company, which has been trying to pump up traffic to its web business throughout the pandemic.

GameStop is also naming a former Chewy employee, Kelli Durkin, as its senior vice president of customer care.

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February 03, 2021 09:50 ET (14:50 GMT)

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