Greg Spencer | October 26, 2021 | Marketplaces
With surprising frequency, Zillow’s IBuying division has been pricing properties below cost recent days, which may be another reason it decided to suspend home...
Andrzej Sowula | October 26, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
In Poland, CountMe, an operator of the second-hand stuff app Less, is planning to enter the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The company wants to do that by acquiring...
Andrzej Sowula | October 26, 2021 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, will let iPhone users increase the security of their purchases on Allegro using...
Léo Siqueira | October 26, 2021 | Automotive, Marketplaces
Three major Brazilian marketplaces have launched an online campaign to raise awareness about fraud in online transactions. Brazilian horizontal OLX-Brazil,...
Lars Herlin | October 26, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
At a time when most companies seek out IPOs, Boliga in Denmark has decided to move in the opposite direction. The company has applied to Nasdaq in Copenhagen to...
Davide Rasconi | October 25, 2021 | Marketplaces
The leading c-to-c marketplace in Italy — Subito.it — will begin selling new goods from 2022. The Adevinta-owned horizontal has not yet provided...
Rebeka Shaid | October 22, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
The International Classified Marketplace Association (ICMA) has appointed Michael Berger, the head of Styria Marketplaces, as its new chairman of the board. Berger...
Lars Herlin | October 25, 2021 | Real Estate, Marketplaces
Per Brilioth, CEO of online marketplace investor VNV Global, reported on Friday another strong quarter. (Here is a link to the presentation.) This time thanks to...
Ben Salisbury | October 20, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Digital transaction platform Trustap, which operates a secure escrow-style payment app, has announced it has teamed up with leading U.K. online marketplace...
Andrzej Sowula | October 19, 2021 | Marketplaces
Amazon has launched its subscription service Amazon Prime in Poland. The move resulted in Allegro’s shares dropping to their lowest level since the company floated...
Angela Hawksford | October 19, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Gumtree Australia has appointed three executives to work across the company’s three brands — Gumtree, CarsGuide and AutoTrader — in a bid to strengthen its...
Ben Salisbury | October 18, 2021 | Marketplaces
Facebook Marketplace, the global classified service from Facebook, is rolling out payments and shipping for c-to-c transactions in the U.K. The move comes three...
Ben Salisbury | October 18, 2021 | Marketplaces
Facebook Marketplace, the global classified service from the U.S.-based social media giant, is rolling out payments and shipping for c-to-c transactions in the...
Jacopo Natali | October 18, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Singapore-based classified marketplace Carousell has bought authenticated sneakers and streetwear marketplace Ox Street for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition...
Andrzej Sowula | October 15, 2021 | Marketplaces
Prosus-backed OLX.pl has introduced a new fee for using its OLX Shipment and OLX Payment offer in a new regulation that will be in effect from Oct. 25. The maximum...
Lars Herlin | October 13, 2021 | Marketplaces
Schibsted has put fintech company Rocker on the stock exchange in Stockholm, redefining the company as more than just a provider of financial transactions...
Adegoke Seun | October 13, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Alsoug, the largest digital classifieds and marketplace in Sudan, has announced the close of a $5 million fundraise to establish a national payments network...
Deb Stowe | October 11, 2021 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Fashion marketplace Poshmark has launched new services for its sellers, intended to help replicate and extend the brick-and-mortar shopping experience. Addressing...
Andrzej Sowula | October 08, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Allegro, the operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, has acquired X-press Couriers, a local same-day delivery courier company. Allegro did...
Alina Zaiets | October 07, 2021 | Real Estate, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has blocked the acquisition of leading real estate vertical Cian.ru by Prosus-owned horizontal Avito.ru. FAS...
AIM Group | October 05, 2021 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Auction Technology Group (ATG), which operates marketplaces for individuals and commercial and industrial customers, completed the acquisition of art, antiques and...
Rebeka Shaid | October 04, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
The fashion-focused marketplace Mädchenflohmarkt raised an undisclosed amount from existing investors Vorwerk Ventures und Catalpa. Christian Wegner, co-founder of...
Rebeka Shaid | September 28, 2021 | Automotive, Marketplaces
Adevinta-owned Mobile.de, the leading automotive marketplace in Germany, has announced a new partnership with startup and car subscription provider Vive La Car,...
Alina Zaiets | September 28, 2021 | Marketplaces
Prosus-owned OLX.ua, the leading horizontal marketplace in Ukraine, has become a leader among Ukrainian companies in personal data protection. OLX.ua received a...
Davide Rasconi | September 27, 2021 | Marketplaces
The Catalan classified Wallapop launched its marketplace in Italy. This new phase of international expansion is the next step in the company’s growth...
Rebeka Shaid | September 23, 2021 | Marketplaces
EBay Kleinanzeigen, one of Germany’s most visited websites and the No. 1 horizontal in the country, has taken additional steps to protect its users by introducing...
Deb Stowe | September 27, 2021 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces, Digital Auto Retail, PropTech & IBuying, REPORTS
Fintechs are figuring more and more in the future of marketplaces, taking a cut of their success, with the lines between the two entities becoming increasingly...
Deb Stowe | September 22, 2021 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Vestiaire Collective, the leading second-hand luxury fashion marketplace in France, has raised €178 million ($209 million) in a funding round that takes the...
Pavel Marceux | September 22, 2021 | Real Estate, Marketplaces
A potentially giant deal is being currently reviewed by Russian regulators. According to sources that have spoken to Forbes, Avito.ru, the leading horizontal...
Andrzej Sowula | September 21, 2021 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, has launched a new logistics service for merchants called One Fulfillment by Allegro....
