Nik Flegont | October 04, 2023 | Marketplaces
Russia-based marketplace horizontal Avito has released an educational online game about digital safety for children, teenagers and adults, called The Guardians of...
AIM Group | October 03, 2023 | Marketplaces
Adevinta has established a committee of its board of directors to review the potential purchase of the company by an investment consortium let by Permira and...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | October 03, 2023 | Marketplaces
Mercari Japan has begun anonymous delivery of small items from postboxes of the national postal service provider. The new delivery method enables accessories and...
Nik Flegont | October 03, 2023 | Marketplaces
Russia-based marketplace horizontal Avito has unveiled an AI-driven ad promotion service to help professional sellers decide how best to promote their products,...
Andrzej Sowula | October 03, 2023 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and the No. 2 in c-to-c classifieds in Poland, is planning to launch several marketplaces in countries...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | October 02, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Yahoo Auctions and luxury resale marketplace Reclo.jp have teamed up to launch a c-to-b service, which offers additional money to the seller beyond the purchased...
Andrzej Sowula | October 02, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces, People on the Move
Michal Maruška, the current CEO of Ringier in Slovakia, will leave the company in October. He will be temporarily replaced by Marek Václavík, who is the former...
Greg Spencer | September 29, 2023 | Marketplaces
Mercari has lowered the rates for economy shipping of parcels weighing between 0.25 lb. and 4 lbs. (between 0.1Kg and 1.8Kg) and for sellers in the U.S. who choose...
Andrzej Sowula | September 29, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and the No. 2 in c-to-c classifieds in Poland, saw revenue increase by 8.5%, while consolidated adjusted...
Davide Rasconi | September 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Adevinta Italy’s general marketplace Subito has integrated TrustPilot, the Denmark-based consumer review website, in a bid to strengthen user trust. Subito.it also...
Damian Shore | September 27, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Updated on 29 Sep with additional information on Blackstone's borrowing plans Investment banks and direct-lending funds are competing to lend up to €4.0 billion...
Nik Flegont | September 27, 2023 | Marketplaces
Leading Russia-based classifieds horizontal Avito has added AI-generated "personalized stories" to its app to increase the relevance of listings for users, the...
Nik Flegont | September 27, 2023 | Marketplaces
Russia-based Yandex Market is to allow users of marketplace horizontal Avito to access its delivery points for sending and receiving parcels. From October 2023,...
AIM Group | September 26, 2023 | Marketplaces
PHOENIX, Arizona --- Former Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer testified Tuesday under cross-examination that some ads in the notorious site’s female escort section may have...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 26, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Turkey-based refurbished electronics marketplace EasyCep has launched in Azerbaijan in collaboration with local b-to-b ICT service provider Azerconnect. Azerbaijan...
AIM Group | September 26, 2023 | Marketplaces
Adevinta committee to review buyout offer Adevinta’s prospective buyers seek to raise up to $4.2B Two equity funds criticize Adevinta takeover plan Adevinta up for...
Lars Herlin | September 26, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Two Scandinavia-based investment funds with holdings in Adevinta have criticized Norway-based Schibsted's apparent eagerness to accept a takeover bid, Sweden-based...
Deb Stowe | September 25, 2023 | Marketplaces
Carousell Group has opened Carousell Campus, which sees the company return to the site of its inaugural office in Singapore. The HQ contains what the company calls...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 22, 2023 | Marketplaces
According to South Korea-based general marketplace Bunjang.co.kr, it has seen significant growth in non-face-to-face transactions. Between July 2021 and July 2023,...
Andrzej Sowula | September 22, 2023 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the leader in b-to-c and e-commerce marketplaces and No. 2 in c-to-c classifieds in Poland, will increase its monthly fee for shipping service Allegro...
AIM Group | September 21, 2023 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Updated 22 Sep with information on share-price movements and additional background information Adevinta is up for grabs. The multinational marketplace company,...
Jacopo Natali | September 21, 2023 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Singapore-based Carousell Media Group has signed a partnership with data collaboration website LiveRamp. Carousell will incorporate LiveRamp’s software, including...
Patrick Kosmider | September 21, 2023 | Marketplaces
E-commerce giant EBay is aiming to boost local buying and selling in Germany by “greatly” increasing the visibility and findability of items available...
Peter M. Zollman | September 20, 2023 | Marketplaces, Intel
The AIM Group sent executive editor Peter M. Zollman to Phoenix, Arizona, to cover the opening testimony in the trial of five former Backpage executives charged...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
South Korea-based internet giant Naver Corp. is poised to make a full-fledged entry into the Indian market with the corporate values of its investees in India,...
Damian Shore | September 20, 2023 | Marketplaces
Revenue at Spain-based general goods marketplace Wallapop rose by 39.0% year on year to €71.6 million ($76.6 million U.S.) in 2022, according to a press release...
AIM Group | September 19, 2023 | Marketplaces
Post updated with Tuesday motions PHOENIX, Arizona --- U.S. District Court Judge Diane Humetewa Tuesday denied a fourth defense motion for a mistrial in the...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 19, 2023 | Marketplaces
General marketplace Bikroy, owned by Sweden-based Saltside Technologies AB, has made it mandatory for business users to do cashless transactions. Bikroy has been...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 19, 2023 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Yonca Ulusoy (above) has been appointed group CEO of LetGo Turkey in the wake of its acquisition by car-leasing company Hedef Filo. LetGo Turkey operates...
Cintia Godoy | September 19, 2023 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
OLX, the leading horizontal marketplace in Brazil, has announced that all its brands are now positioned under the umbrella of Grupo OLX. After its acquisition of...
