On Tuesday, Shares of Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), gained 0.62% to $4.86.
Groupon, launched an epic sweepstakes for a trip for two to New Orleans to meet renowned chef, restaurateur and television personality Emeril Lagasse. Starting recently and running through July 15, Groupon users can enter the sweepstakes by either visiting www.groupon.com/emeril to make a $10 donation to the Emeril Lagasse Foundation or for free by mail. All donations go directly to the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, which creates opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth through life skills development and culinary, nutrition and arts education.
The winner will be Emeril’s guest at two charity fundraisers: the Boudin, Bourbon, and Beer food and music festival and Carinvale du Vin––one of the top wine auctions in the country.
Groupon, Inc. operates online local commerce marketplaces that connect merchants to consumers by offering goods and services at a discount worldwide. It also offers deals on products for which it acts as the merchant of record.
Shares of Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), inclined 0.51% to $63.10, during its last trading session.
Verisign, declared that its earnings call for the second quarter 2015 will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. (EDT).
The earnings news release will be distributed to the wire services at about 4:05 p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 23, 2015.
VeriSign, Inc. provides domain name registry services and Internet security worldwide. The company offers registry services that operate the authoritative directory of .com, .net, .cc, .tv, and .name domain names, in addition to the back-end systems for .gov, .jobs, .edu domain names, and others.
Finally, Pier 1 Imports Inc (NYSE:PIR), ended its last trade with 1.56% gain, and closed at $62.66.
Pier 1 Imports, declared that Jeffrey N. Boyer, 57, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 27, 2015. Mr. Boyer will have responsibility for Pier 1 Imports’ financial operations and accounting, counting financial reporting, planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, tax and investor relations. Laura A. Coffey will continue to serve in her role as Executive Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer until Mr. Boyer’s appointment becomes effective, at which time she will be named to a separate executive position within the Company.
“Jeff’s financial and operational expertise, counting his public company CFO experience, makes him extremely well qualified to lead our finance organization,” stated Alex W. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer. “His broad retail background, which encompasses real estate, supply chain and IT, will be an asset to us as we continue to drive our financial transformation under Pier 1 Imports’ omni-channel business model. Beyond his professional capabilities, Jeff is a great cultural fit, and we are thrilled to have him join our executive team.”
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. engages in the retail sale of decorative home furnishings, furniture, gifts, and related items. The company offers decorative accents and textiles, such as rugs, wall decorations and mirrors, pillows, bedding, lamps, vases, dried and artificial flowers, baskets, ceramics, dinnerware, candles, fragrance, gift, and seasonal items.
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