Laila Dahlen, SVP Product and UX at Schibsted Marketplaces, will speak at AIM Group's AutosPlus18 conference in London on October 15 and 16. The AIM Group asked her a few questions ahead of the conference.
Catherine Faiers, director at Auto Trader UK, will speak at AutosPlus18 in London on October 15-16 sharing her thoughts about changing consumer behavior. She believes that the traditional concept of car ownership is coming to an end but people will still want to have exclusive access to a car for many years to come.
Mobile marketplace OfferUp has announced it's joined forces with Giant Eagle Inc. to add 91 supermarket locations in the northeast to its network of secure places for users to meet and exchange items. The AIM Group pioneered the SafeTradeStations project, encouraging web buyers and sellers to make their transactions at law enforcement offices.
The Norwegian media giant Schibsted has announced it will initiate a process to reorganize the company into two growth-oriented companies. The international online classifieds operations will be spun off and established as an independent, listed company. Schibsted, meanwhile, will comprise all activities in Norway, Sweden and Finland - including Finn.no, Blocket.se and Tori.fi.
Alan Clark, head of motors at Trade Me Limited, will speak about the success his company has had in driving depth product revenues over the last few years at the AutosPlus18 conference. Those revenues have grown an average of 40 percent per year over the past three years, Clark said.
The AIM Group and OfferUp have launched SafeTradeSpots.com, a new site listing more than 1,300 locations throughout the U.S. where buyers and sellers can conduct in-person transactions monitored by law enforcement.
The 163-year-old Swiss advertising institution Publicitas has declared bankruptcy as of Friday 11 May.
Randstad Holding, parent company of Monster Worldwide, has named Scott Gutz as the fourth CEO of Monster since 2014, acknowledging that the company has problems but saying it has a "unique opportunity to return to its position as industry leader."
Schibsted is experimenting with blockchain technology. It's set up a group of developers headed by Fredrik Haga whose official title is Trend Manager Blockchain.
Recruitment classifieds business NetJobs Group has announced it will replace its CEO, just a week after releasing its disappointing FY2017 results.
