Deb Stowe | September 30, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
London-based fashion marketplace Depop posted an 8% increase in revenue to £53.4 million ($65.1 million U.S.) in 2022 versus 2021. Its operating loss stood at...
Deb Stowe | September 30, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, People on the Move
Source: LinkedIn Robert Julian is stepping down as CFO of luxury resale marketplace The RealReal. Julian will hand over his CFO duties on Jan 31 or whenever the...
Nik Flegont | September 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Niche Marketplaces, Intel
Some 300,000 short-term rental units available on Avito Surging demand in a market worth $2.1B Marketplace takes 15% commission on rentals Avito has big aims for...
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...
Deb Stowe | September 18, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Singapore-based sneaker and streetwear marketplace NovelShip has raised $9.5 million in a series B funding round to “amplify its brand presence across Southeast...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 14, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Niche marketplace Whoppah.com has snagged additional €4.7 million ($5.04 million U.S.) in an oversubscribed capital raising less than one year after receiving $5...
Damian Shore | September 12, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Speaking to website Consumidor Global, Percentil co-founder and CEO Lourdes Ferrer, discussed the used clothing marketplace’s pricing strategy and target...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 11, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Turkey-based refurbished-electronics marketplace EasyCep has raised an undisclosed investment from its strategic partner, Fibabanka, to fuel its expansion in local...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 11, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Japan-based Yahoo Auctions has introduced a new service for sellers to request a free authenticity check of high-value trading cards prior to listing. Rush, which...
Damian Shore | September 11, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
According to Spain-based Micolet, which operates five used clothing stores in the north of the country and sells items through its website in seven other European...
Deb Stowe | September 09, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Fashion retailer Zara is expanding its resale offering, Zara Pre-Owned, to France. It has hitherto been available only in the U.K. Shoppers can access the service...
Deb Stowe | September 08, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Fashion marketplace Vinted has begun operating in Denmark. The company described the latest expansion as “part of our launch to make second-hand the first choice,...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 08, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
FakeBusters, a Tokyo-based AI authentication service for branded goods, has raised JPY800 million ($5.4 million U.S.) in funding from marketplace operator...
Nik Flegont | September 08, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Russia-based marketplace horizontal Avito has launched a nationwide advertising campaign to promote its Uslugi (services) vertical. It has commissioned a number of...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 07, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Korea Genuine Appraisal Center --- a spinoff of luxury resale marketplace Trenbe --- inspected 116,515 used luxury goods between January and July 2023, up 162%...
Damian Shore | September 07, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Recycled&Click, a marketplace app for building waste and unwanted items left over from remodeling projects, is to be launched by a group of graduates from the...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | September 06, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Refurbished-electronics marketplace EasyCep, which raised $11 million U.S. at a $100 million valuation last year, has selected Qatar as the springboard to expand...
Nik Flegont | September 06, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Russia-based Yandex Travel has started to connect hotel booking systems to its extranet, the company said in a press release. An extranet is a controlled private...
Nik Flegont | September 05, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
Russia-based Yandex Travel is to spend between RUB200 to RUB250 million ($2.1 million and $2.6 million U.S.) to reward bloggers and webmasters for referring new...
Nik Flegont | September 04, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
The regional authority in Moscow is debating how to respond to the Avito Services marketplace hosting thousands of ads for waste disposal from unlicensed garbage...
Deb Stowe | August 31, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
The U.S. re-commerce market is poised to expand to $189 million this year, with over a quarter of American consumers having traded secondhand items for the first...
AIM Group | August 29, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Rotterdam-based electronics resale marketplace Valyuu has snagged €2.4 million ($2.6 million U.S.) in seed round, one year after its first investment, to increase...
Damian Shore | August 28, 2023 | Marketplaces, Niche Marketplaces
General marketplace Wallapop was the third-most downloaded shopping app on Apple’s iOS operating system in Spain during July 2023, behind China-based apps Temu and...
Ben Salisbury | August 24, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces
U.K.-based used-car marketplace PistonHeads, which is owned by CarGurus, has launched an online auction platform. PistonHeads Auctions is an auction service for...
Damian Shore | August 24, 2023 | Automotive, Niche Marketplaces
Spain-based Bike Ocasión opened a new 3,000-square-meter warehouse in the Catalan city of Terrassa — where it is based — in June, and, as a result, it...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | August 21, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
After the number of consumer complaints it received more than tripled in 2022, the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) has advised resale marketplaces to improve how they...
Deb Stowe | August 20, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
Dabchy, a Tunisia-based fashion marketplace, has announced its expansion to Egypt. Aimed at women, the c-to-c site is already active in Morocco and Algeria, as...
Ben Salisbury | August 18, 2023 | HRTech, Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Phoenix-based niche recruitment platform Toothio has secured $4 million in seed funding in a round led by Craft Ventures. The funds will be used for the dental...
Deb Stowe | August 16, 2023 | Niche Marketplaces
A South Africa-based fashion marketplace startup is poised to expand to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, from its hometown of Stellenbosch, having reached the...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | August 14, 2023 | Recruitment, Niche Marketplaces
Pakistan-based recruitment marketplace Rozee.pk has launched a new fintech freelancer marketplace Azadee.pk to connect skilled workers with companies looking for...
