Alina Zaiets | December 27, 2021 | Marketplaces
Avito, the leading Russian horizontal, became the most-visited classified advertising site worldwide in November, with almost 280 million monthly visits, according...
Deb Stowe | December 23, 2021 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Schibsted is investing in Sweden-based second-hand fashion marketplace Plick, in a bid to capitalize on what is expected to remain one of the fastest-growing...
Andrzej Sowula | December 23, 2021 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, will open five new tech hubs in Katowice, Łódź, Gdansk, Lublin and Wrocław in the first...
Andrzej Sowula | December 22, 2021 | Marketplaces
Apax Funds-owned Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) has rolled out several new features and improvements on its classified sites in the Baltics. This article is...
Andrzej Sowula | December 22, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Finland-based media and marketplace operator Alma Media has sold its dating site E-kontakti.fi to investment company City Digital for an undisclosed amount. This...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | December 22, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Bangladesh-based horizontal Bikroy.com has appointed Sazzadul Islam Fahmy as its marketplace director. Islam has more than 15 years of experience in logistics and...
Deb Stowe | December 21, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Singapore-headquartered Carro has raised a further $15.6 million U.S., taking the total amount of investment in the used car marketplace to $429 million... This...
Lars Herlin | December 21, 2021 | Marketplaces
The three daughters of media mogul Tinius Nagell-Erichsen have spent the last week fighting Tinius Trust in a district court in Oslo for increased funds and...
Andrzej Sowula | December 17, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Apax Funds-owned Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) recorded a 22% revenue increase while its adjusted EBITDA grew by 22% in H1 of FY2022 ended in Oct. 31 2021. This...
Léo Siqueira | December 17, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Frontier Digital Ventures (FDV), an operator of online classified businesses in emerging markets, will acquire the remaining 73.7% stake at Encuentra24 This...
Lars Herlin | December 17, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Schibsted-owned Swedish marketplace Blocket has made several changes to its management team, adding new roles and shifting responsibilities. New member Aaron Kroon...
Lars Herlin | December 16, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Schibsted has appointed Antti Hovila senior vice president of Strategy & Business Development at Schibsted Nordic Marketplaces. Hovila (LinkedIn profile)...
Greg Spencer | December 15, 2021 | Recruitment, Marketplaces
After pulling down its Chinese site two months ago due to state content restrictions, LinkedIn has relaunched there as a simple jobs platform. Dubbed InCareer, the...
Andrzej Sowula | December 14, 2021 | Marketplaces
Allegro, the operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, has tied up with gas stations operator Shell and supermarket chain Stokrotka. Under the...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | December 14, 2021 | Automotive, Marketplaces
S-Garajim, which means garage in English, provides users with information, such as vehicle price history and current market value. Registered users are also...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | December 14, 2021 | Marketplaces
With 0% markup for up to six months, credit card customers can buy goods on OLX Mall. The latest collaboration is with… This article is locked. Please email...
Damian Shore | December 13, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Barcelona-based marketplace Wallapop increased its turnover by 26% to €20.8 million ($23.5 million) during 2020, newspaper El País reports, citing data submitted...
Prabhu | December 13, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Prosus-owned OLX India has registered a 10.6% year-over-year increase in revenues and expenses, keeping profits steady for FY21. This article is locked. Please...
Lars Herlin | December 10, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Sweden-based auction site and marketplace Tradera has been bought by its management from PayPal for an undisclosed sum, Tradera CEO Stefan Öberg, who is among the...
Damian Shore | December 08, 2021 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Adevinta Spain (formerly Schibsted Spain) reports that its operational revenue in Spain increased at an annual rate of 14% during the three months ending Sept....
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | December 07, 2021 | Marketplaces
Japan-based horizontal Jmty.jp has integrated a leading mobile wallet on its platform to increase the number of online payment options. This article is locked....
Andrzej Sowula | December 07, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Allegro, an operator of leading b-to-c and c-to-c marketplaces in Poland, has appointed David Roberts as its new chief technology and product officer (CTPO),...
AIM Group | December 07, 2021 | Recruitment, Marketplaces, People on the Move
Olga Castillo has returned to leading Dutch horizontal Marktplaats.nl to head up its Benelux recruitment department. This article is locked. Please email...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | December 08, 2021 | Marketplaces, People on the Move
Jeff LeBeau will take over as CEO of Mercari Japan in Jan. 2022. Currently, LeBeau is the horizontal’s chief product officer and VP of Analytics. LeBeau...
Alina Zaiets | December 13, 2021 | Marketplaces
Avito, the No.1 horizontal in Russia, has launched a business school for entrepreneurs. The school’s aim is to teach entrepreneurs to attract customers, find...
Brian Blum | December 02, 2021 | Recruitment, Marketplaces, REPORTS
Both real estate and automotive have seen steady progress on Facebook Marketplace, the social network’s classified offering. However, its recruitment product ---...
Pavel Marceux | December 01, 2021 | Marketplaces, REPORTS
Adevinta will now streamline its focus on five core European territories, which it believes can maximize the company’s revenue growth potential This article is...
Pavel Marceux | December 01, 2021 | Automotive, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Adevinta has completed the sale of horizontal Gumtree.com and automotive vertical Motors.co.uk, it’s U.K.-based classified sites, to a consortium of investors....
Angela Hawksford | November 30, 2021 | Automotive, Marketplaces, People on the Move
Leadership changes are afoot at Gumtree Australia. Richard Dicello, the dealer sales director of the company’s automotive brands, has left the company. No...
Deb Stowe | November 30, 2021 | Automotive, Real Estate, Marketplaces
On Tuesday, global marketplace operator Adevinta unveiled a new growth strategy, coinciding with its capital markets day on the same date. The big headlines: the...
