Ecommerce Industry News
Mercari is doubling down on its strategy to connect buyers and sellers locally. The selling platform partnered with Uber to expand “no meetup” local trading. Mercari Now, which rolled out in markets including San Francisco, […]
Mercari settled into 5th place in the 2021 Sellers Choice Awards, slipping one spot from the previous year. The mobile selling app showed improvement in Profitability, and gained praised for its Ease of Use, placing […]
Mercari is running its first Super Bowl ad on February 7th, it announced Monday. The news comes the same day it was reported that Budweiser would not be running a Big Game ad this year […]
Mercari is giving away Christmas trees in three cities this month to promote its local selling service called Mercari Now, which it refers to as “Local selling without the meetup.” “This holiday season, we want […]
A significant number of people are supplementing their holiday budget by selling personal items, and they’re also more willing to buy used this year. Mercari commissioned Ipsos to conduct a survey of 1,000 people online […]
As people get in the holiday spirit, ecommerce platforms want inventory that gift-givers are looking for. That seems to be the incentive behind Mercari’s new holiday sweepstakes in which it is encouraging users to list […]
Mercari expanded its same-day delivery service to New York City. The mobile selling app had launched a 3-month pilot program with Postmates in San Francisco. Sellers pay for shipping on Mercari, and the Postmates service […]
Selling app Mercari has kicked off “Fall Flash Deals.” According to the announcement, “Beginning October 4th, we’ll take you on an 8-day crash course on how to get the best out of Mercari, whether you […]
Mercari is testing a new same-day home pickup and delivery service for buyers and sellers on its mobile-selling platform. The test, running in San Francisco, is powered by on-demand delivery platform Postmates. Buyers will be […]
Mobile app Mercari is beefing up its website functionality. Mercari is among a new generation of ecommerce platforms that came on board in recent years that are “mobile first,” challenging online marketplaces with their intuitive […]