AIM Group | April 02, 2020 | Marketplaces
How has the the coronavirus pandemic impacted marketplaces? The AIM Group has published a FREE special edition of AIM Group Marketplaces Report, with extensive coverage and analysis of how marketplaces are responding, and how they’ll be affected. The report is global...
AIM Group | April 07, 2020 | Automotive, People on the Move
Carsome, the leading used car marketplace in Southeast Asia, has hired Mohd Afifi Zahari as its director of human resources. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more. Subscribe Username Password Remember Me...
Jonah Kay | April 07, 2020 | Real Estate, Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Shopee, the dominant marketplace in Southeast Asia, will team up with Malaysian property developer Gamuda Land to host real estate listings on its platform. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Jonah Kay | April 07, 2020 | Recruitment
Jobs portal JobStreet is feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the slowing recruitment industry. The company said that job postings declining by up to 50% as companies halted hiring. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click...
Greg Spencer | April 07, 2020 | Real Estate, Financials / Deals
Real estate brokerage Redfin has laid off 7% of its staff, including 41% of its salaried agents, in an effort to blunt the financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Léo Siqueira | April 07, 2020 | Recruitment
InfoJobs Brazil, a jobs site owned by RedArbor and Adevinta, is offering its applicant tracking system (ATS) to recruiters for free, the company said. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Adegoke Seun | April 07, 2020 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Berlin-based venture capital firm Rocket Internet, has sold its remaining stake in pan-African e-commerce and marketplace site Jumia. Financial details of the sale were not disclosed. Rocket’s head of finance and investments, Bettina Curtze, told reporters that the...
Andrzej Sowula | April 07, 2020 | Real Estate, Recruitment
Polish media groups Agora and Wirtualna Polska Media (WP) will lay off staff at their recruitment and bookings sites as the sectors continue to feel the impact of the ongoing epidemic. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button...
Andrzej Sowula | April 07, 2020 | Automotive, Real Estate
United Classifieds, which manages classified sites for Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia, has launched a support program for real estate agents and car sellers. The program, called “We Help You,” was launched in response to the Covid-19 crisis, which has...
Léo Siqueira | April 06, 2020 | Automotive
Brazilian automotive site WebMotors, a joint venture by Santander and Carsales, has launched a car delivery product. The new service comes as the number of Covid-19 cases in Brazil continues to tick upward. The company’s Car Delivery service allows buyers to...
Greg Spencer | April 06, 2020 | Automotive
With sales hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis, online used-car retailer Carvana will allow customers using its in-house financing product to delay their first payment by up to 60 days. With Carvana car loans, customers are normally given about a month to make their first...
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | April 06, 2020 | Automotive, Real Estate, Recruitment
Japanese marketplaces are reacting to the Covid-19 crisis by adjusting their services, even as they show restraint in drawing conclusions on the pandemic’s impact on their balance sheets. Among developed nations, Japan has been the least-affected by the...
Greg Spencer | April 06, 2020 | Recruitment
Short-term gig marketplace Thumbtack has laid off 250 staff due to rapid revenue loss sustained from the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Tariq Ahmed Saeedi | April 06, 2020 | Marketplaces, Financials / Deals
Tokyo-based Internet services company Jiraffe Inc. finished a Y660 million ($6.1 million U.S.) Series C funding round earlier this month. The round was led by DG Ventures. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to...
Alina Zaiets | April 06, 2020 | Automotive, Real Estate
Leading Russia-based horizontal Avito has launched a bonus program for real estate agents and automotive dealers on its platform. Agents using Avito Real Estate will receive a 30% discount on their monthly fee for the month of April. If agents extend their existing...
Ben Salisbury | April 06, 2020 | Real Estate, Marketplaces
Rightmove has admitted it has billed some agents incorrectly for April after promising that all agents would automatically see their bills cut by 75% for four months starting April 1. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button...
Luigi Serenelli | April 06, 2020 | Recruitment
Karriere.at, the No.1 recruitment vertical in Austria, now offers virtual recruitment tools on its job site, Sofort.jobs.at. The company says the tools will help candidates avoiding in-person meetings during the Covid-19 crisis. This content is part of our business...
Alina Zaiets | April 06, 2020 | Marketplaces
Youla, the No. 2 Russia-based horizontal, has launched a video content channel. The move comes as lockdown orders are keeping more users at home. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
Rebeka Shaid | April 06, 2020 | Automotive, People on the Move
AutoScout24 has appointed media specialist Edgar Berger as the group’s new chief executive. Berger will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of AutoScout24 Group, which includes Finanzcheck and FinanceScout24, the company said in a press statement on...
Adegoke Seun | April 06, 2020 | Marketplaces
Pan-African site Jumia has announced that it is supporting more than five governments in their fight to mitigate the spread of the CoronaVirus, with its integrated network of marketplace and logistics. Headquartered in Nigeria, Jumia operates a web of e-commerce and...
Angela Hawksford | April 05, 2020 | Recruitment, Financials / Deals
Australia-based Seek has deferred its $24 million dividend payout in a bid to preserve cash flow and liquidity. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
