China’s leading cashless used goods marketplace XiangWuShuo has launched a merchant-end mini-program, DuoXiangTao 多享淘. Merchants on the platform are now able to “cash out” their accumulated in-platform points (or “little red flowers”) in the form of another digital fiat currency – WeChat’s “red envelopes.” China’s first e-commerce law taking effect as of January 1, and has caused concern over how small-scale online merchants will be characterised with regards...
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by Tariq Ahmed Saeedi
14 Feb 2019
Flea market app Mercari has introduced major changes in specifications concerning registration of personal information for exhibition…
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OLX Group has closed its offices in Panama and Costa Rica, and laid off 50 workers at its Buenos Aires regional headquarters.
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by Tariq Ahmed Saeedi
13 Feb 2019
Iranian No. 1 general marketplace Divar.ir has appointed Shahram Shahkar to lead a new auto vertical targeting high-end cars, its chief told the AIMG…
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by Alina Zaiets
13 Feb 2019
Moldova’s No.1 general classified 999.md continues updating its features to make the platform more user-friendly. In February 2019, the classified added advanced republishing features and updated its chat. Introduction to the platform. Launched in 1999, 999.md has become the largest general classified in Moldova, with 6.8 million monthly visitors as on January 2019. So far, the platform is a part of Simpals Group. Republishing tool. 999.md...
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Chinese classifieds giant 58.com (NYSE: WUBA) is reporting a 33 percent jump in mobile traffic year-over-year during this year’s Chinese New Year festival, while newly registered users were up 25 percent year-over-year. 58.com is currently available to mobile users as an app, and via three mini-programs hosted on WeChat, Alipay and Baidu. The company launched its Baidu mini-program in late 2018. According to third-party analytics...
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The personalised feed recommendations that were added to the Taobao app in late 2018 are now generating more traffic than traditional search, parent company Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA) has confirmed. MAUs across Alibaba’s c-to-c and b-to-c marketplaces, Taobao and Tmall, reached 699 million in December, a quarterly net increase of 33 million. The company’s upgrade to the Taobao app was cited as a key reason...
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by Alina Zaiets
08 Feb 2019
Shafa, the No.1 site for branded second-hand clothing in Ukraine, has launched Pro accounts for entrepreneurs with more than 50 listings.
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EBay-owned horizontal AlaMaula will shutdown on April 4 this year, following increased competition from Naspers-owned horizontal OLX Argentina.
by Ben Salisbury
08 Feb 2019
EBay U.K. has announced a new fine for sellers who are deemed as selling items Significantly Not As Described (SNAD). The fine, introduced on Feb. 1, is 4 percent of the final fee for sellers who fall below a varying level, based on peer measurement.
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