Deb Stowe | March 28, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Schibsted has turned up the focus on its drive towards greater transactionalism at its latest Capital Markets Day, or “nailing and scaling the transactional...
Lars Herlin | March 28, 2023 | Recruitment, Marketplaces
Signaling what will be the biggest change in the Danish recruitment market for years, the country's new coalition government has confirmed that it will begin to...
Deb Stowe | March 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Fashion marketplace Vinted will compensate customers who were victims of fraud through the platform last week, the company has confirmed to the AIM Group....
Patrick Kosmider | March 27, 2023 | Real Estate, Marketplaces
EBay Kleinanzeigen, Germany's biggest classifieds portal, has seen its real estate segment register strong gains, the company has announced. The number of houses...
Ben Salisbury | March 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Online marketplace EBay has appointed Eve Williams as its new vice president, general manager of its U.K. business. Williams (LinkedIn profile) joined EBay in...
Deb Stowe | March 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
South Korea-based niche c-to-c marketplace Kream has secured KRW221 billion ($168 million U.S.) in its Series C, the company has announced. The round was led by...
Lars Herlin | March 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Founded in 2019 by Eyass Shakrah (LinkedIn profile) and Axel Lagercrantz (LinkedIn profile), Sweden-based Pet Media Group, which operates a number of marketplaces...
Lars Herlin | March 24, 2023 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Per Christian Mørland will become CFO of Schibsted, the company announced on Friday. “Per Christian brings outstanding experience as CFO in big, listed and global...
Deb Stowe | March 24, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Global sales of secondhand goods through online marketplaces (excluding China and the automotive sector) have “soared” to around $90 billion U.S., representing...
Jacopo Natali | March 23, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Used electronics marketplace Reebelo has raised $29 million U.S. from Cathay Capital, Moore Strategic Ventures, Gandel Invest and Antler, bringing the total amount...
Pavel Marceux | March 22, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals, Intel
Cian, HeadHunter and Yandex notified of delisting from March 24 All three companies set to appeal decision, likely delaying delisting Yandex likely hit hardest by...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | March 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
South Korea-based general marketplace Daangn has teamed up with internet company Naver to introduce new products to its users, as the company taps into new sources...
Patrick Kosmider | March 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
EBay KleinAnzeigen, Germany's largest online classifieds portal, has started banning insecure passwords, while strengthening protection against phishing. Users'...
AIM Group | March 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
Russia-based classified giant Avito has begun testing "Avito Mall" --- a dedicated section for brand new and nearly new goods offered by sellers with high ratings....
David Loji | March 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
According to e-commerce and classifieds group Mercado Libre, it will invest a total of more than $5.0 billion U.S. in Brazil and Mexico this year. Founded in...
Angela Hawksford | March 19, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
Tommy Logtenberg, CEO of The Market Herald The Market Herald, the beleaguered parent company of Gumtree Australia, has shut down its financial news website in...
Greg Spencer | March 17, 2023 | Marketplaces
General goods marketplace Mercari has raised its seller fees in the U.S. for the second time in four months, raising the hackles of sellers. The company’s payment...
AIM Group | March 17, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces
The Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) have notified Russia-affiliated classified businesses that they will delist their depositary shares from March...
Deb Stowe | March 16, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Fashion marketplace Vinted has announced that it has appointed Martin Scheepbouwer as non-executive chairman. Scheepbouwer (LinkedIn profile) has a strong...
Damian Shore | March 15, 2023 | Marketplaces
According to Adevinta Spain, 5.5 million listings were published on Milanuncios, its general goods marketplace, in 2022. Home and garden was the most popular...
Patrick Kosmider | March 15, 2023 | Recruitment, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
TX Group posted revenue of CHF925 million ($1.0 billion U.S.) in 2022, marking a loss of 3.4%. Figures were affected by "the contribution of 100% of the shares in...
Andrzej Sowula | March 15, 2023 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and No. 2 in c-to-c classified services in Poland, has updated the homepage of its flagship platform...
Prabhu | March 15, 2023 | Real Estate, Marketplaces, PropTech & IBuying
India-based real estate marketplace MagicBricks has launched Project Market Scanner (PMS), an AI-powered tool that enables property developers to connect with...
AIM Group | March 14, 2023 | Automotive, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Naspers has closed its early-stage tech investment fund, Naspers Foundry, but this will not affect its portfolio companies, according to media reports. BusinessDay...
Davide Rasconi | March 14, 2023 | Marketplaces
Italy-based telecommunications network Wind Tre, which is owned by Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings, has launched Reload exChange, which its says...
Patrick Kosmider | March 14, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Germany-based SacLàb ("sac" means "bag" in French), an online marketplace for pre-owned luxury designer bags based in Munich, has raised €1.6 million ($1.7 million...
Patrick Kosmider | March 14, 2023 | Automotive, Marketplaces
Germany-based automotive platform AllesAuto AG has launched a white-label website solution for dealers, providing them with an off-the-shelf site for their...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | March 13, 2023 | Marketplaces
Japan-based marketplace-operator Mercari has rolled out a bitcoin trading service, letting verified users buy or sell the cryptocurrency instantly on its app....
AIM Group | March 13, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
Yandex N.V. is planning to spin off its Russia-based business into a separate legal entity, with a view to attracting investors, Russia-based business media group...
Damian Shore | March 13, 2023 | Automotive, Marketplaces
Coches.net, Adevinta Spain’s automotive vertical, has launched an AI-enabled chatbot for its Pro clients. Coches.net PRO is an online vehicle stock management...
