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Mercari US CEO: Modernizing Marketplaces For The Casual Seller
Mercari US CEO: Modernizing Marketplaces For The Casual Seller
August 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

If America ever needed a digital estate sale — or even a garage sale, for that matter — it’s right now. Tens of millions of...

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Mercari’s Revenues Pop 48 Pct For FY2020, But Losses Also Grow
Mercari’s Revenues Pop 48 Pct For FY2020, But Losses Also Grow
August 07, 2020  |  Earnings

Mercari, the Japanese shopping platform that allows users to buy and sell almost anything, reported its net sales surged nearly 48 percent for the fiscal...

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Should eBay Buy Overstock?
Should eBay Buy Overstock?
July 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After a boardroom battle in which one side wanted eBay to get back to its roots, the company was rewarded Monday (July 20) by word...

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Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami
Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami
January 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mercari, the flea market app in Japan with nearly 15 million users, announced Thursday it is purchasing Origami, a payments platform also in Japan. The...

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Authenticating Luxury Goods, Remotely And Reliably
Authenticating Luxury Goods, Remotely And Reliably
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

There is no shortage of online marketplaces for consumers seeking luxury goods, slightly used. The challenge, however, is knowing they are actually getting the real...

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Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
March 27, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up between Mercari and Line for payments in Japan....

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Mercari Shows Yen For Online Marketplaces, Trade Wars Dampen GDP Hopes
Mercari Shows Yen For Online Marketplaces, Trade Wars Dampen GDP Hopes
June 22, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The best way to describe an initial public offering (IPO) that jumps double digits out of the gate? “Nothing new.” On closer look, however, the...

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Japan’s P2P Flea Market Mercari Makes IPO Debut At $7.4B
Japan’s P2P Flea Market Mercari Makes IPO Debut At $7.4B
June 20, 2018  |  IPO

Flea market app Mercari saw its shares rise 77 percent in its Tokyo stock market debut on Tuesday (June 19) as the rare Japanese unicorn...

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Tech Unicorn To Bring Billions In Japan, Illuminating A Culture Of Thrift
Tech Unicorn To Bring Billions In Japan, Illuminating A Culture Of Thrift
June 18, 2018  |  IPO

One of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in Japan may herald a sea change across a number of fronts: in payments, how the Japanese...

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