Leading Asian horizontal Carousell has appointed former SPH executive Su-Lin Tan as vice president of operations while Colin Bryar, a former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, will provide counsel to the company's leadership team.
Flea market app Rakuma will start offering anonymous shipping in partnership with delivery service Japan Post from next week.
Google-backed e-commerce giant JD.com’s c-to-b-to-c used goods platform PaiPai has undergone an image overhaul, unveiling a shorter name, along with a new logo, slogan and business focus. The new PaiPai slogan emphasizes the platform's connections to JD.com, while its official name has been shortened from "PaiPai Used Goods" to just PaiPai.
Kazakhstani customers can now shop on Mail.ru Group’s social network Odnoklassniki (OK), thanks to a partnership with the national postal operator KazPost.
Alibaba-backed used goods platform Xianyu has launched a new b-to-c electronics outlet platform, called Xianyu Youpin. Xianyu director of operations Shi Jian 石坚 confirmed that Dell, TCL, and Lenovo have already signed up to the new brand-led sister platform.
Classifieds are Axel Springer’s strongest segment. The group's classified media president Andreas Wiele shared his strategy for 2019 and beyond during the company's recent Capital Markets Day.
Taobao, the c-to-c marketplace from Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA), has announced a partnership with one China's "big two" live streaming platforms, Bilibili. The two will collaborate on expanding live streaming options and infrastructure on Taobao, and on building greater synergy between the two sites.
China's high-flying cashless used goods platform XiangWuShuo is launching a new feature designed to encourage more listing on the platform.
Mercari Inc., the operator of flea market app Mercari, has introduced an attractive compensation system, known as restricted stock units (RSUs), to entice employees to stay on longer.
Spanish transport marketplace OnTruck.com has tripled its monthly shipments in the United Kingdom since launching there in March 2018. The company now ships more than 50,000 tons of freight in Britain.
