| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.05.2024 | Google underlines its commitment to passkeys with new updates | Google launched its passkeys initiative on 2022's World Password Day and this year it's marking the day with some new updates.
It’s expanding Cross-Account Protection, an initiative where Google will share security notifications about suspi... |
| 30.04.2024 | Mercari Expands Multilingual Support (English, Traditional Chinese and Korean) on Web for Overseas Users of Crossborder Services | TOKYO, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Japanese marketplace app operator Mercari, Inc. (hereinafter "Mercari") expands multilingual support on its platform to cater to the diverse needs of overseas users. Effective April 30, 2024, ... |
| 25.04.2024 | TikTok Shop запустил сервис по продаже подержанной одежды класса люкс | TikTok Shop, торговая площадка TikTok, запускает в Великобритании категорию «секонд-хенд люкс», вступая в конкуренцию с The RealReal, Vestiaire Collective, Depop, Poshmark и Mercari и другими. Такое предложение уже полгода действует в США. ... |
| 21.04.2024 | TikTok Shop expands its secondhand luxury fashion offering to the UK | TikTok Shop, TikTok’s social commerce marketplace, is launching a secondhand luxury category in the U.K., putting it in closer competition with The RealReal, Vestiaire Collective, Depop, Poshmark, and Mercari, among others. The offering has... |
| 11.04.2024 | Mercari, Inc. Mercari certified as an “Eco-First Company” by the Ministry of the Environment | Mercari Co., Ltd.
Mercari certified as an “Eco-First Company” by the Ministry of the Environment ……
Mercari, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Mercari”) is pleased to announce that it has been certified as an “Eco-First Company” under the M... |
| 04.04.2024 | Mercari U.S. And MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Join Forces With New Sponsorship | U.S. resale marketplace and America's Formula 1 team launch partnership with a shared vision to foster community among racing fans
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercari, the online marketplace that connects millions of pe... |
| 04.03.2024 | Mercari Co., Ltd. “Mercado” launches X campaign where you can win 1 million yen worth of points to support everyone’s new life “#I want to buy this and do this this year” | Mercari Co., Ltd.
“Mercado” launches X campaign where you can win 1 million yen worth of points, supporting everyone’s new life “#I want to buy this and do this this year”
~One person will be randomly selected to win 1 million yen worth of ... |
| 29.01.2024 | Mercari, Inc. Mercari introduces biometric authentication “passkey” for all logins | [Mercari, Inc.] Mercari introduces biometric authentication “passkey” for all logins
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Press release: January 29, 2024
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Mercari introduces biometric “passkey” for all logins
*~Use your face or fingerpri... |
| 15.01.2024 | Mercari Co., Ltd. Added support for areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake as a donation destination in “Mercari Donation Easy Donation Settings” | Mercari Co., Ltd.
Support for areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has been added to the donation destinations of “Mercari Donation Easy Donation Settings”
~ Donations to disaster-stricken areas can be made easily and easily by s... |
| 02.01.2024 | Mercari, Inc. Mercari begins accepting support for areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake using the “Mercari Donation” function | Mercari Co., Ltd.
Mercari begins accepting support for areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake using the “Mercari Donation” function
~ Start of support in collaboration with the Nippon Foundation ~ ……
We would like to express our de... |
| 18.12.2023 | Mercari Co., Ltd. Announced 2023 “Mercari” trends. “Travel supplies” and “maps/travel guides” are on t he rise, as are goods related to the WBC victory. | Mercari Co., Ltd.
Announcing the 2023 “Mercari” trends. “Travel supplies” and
“maps/travel guides” are on the rise, as are goods related to the WBC victory.
～The trend word map is dominated by “Oshikatsu” related words. Many Korean boy grou... |
| 16.11.2023 | メルカリ、年末に向けた「捨てるをへらす」ための取り組みの一環として「メルカリ」で出会えるモノ500点以上でつくった没入型施設「ウチの実家」を期間限定で原宿にオープン... | 株式会社メルカリ（以下：メルカリ）は、年末年始の不要品が多く出る時期に向け、「実家に眠っている意外に価値があるモノ、使っていないモノ、粗大ゴミとして捨ててしまったモノ」といった自宅や実家にある不要品の価値を可視化し、実家に眠っているような懐かしいモノとの再会ができる没入型施設「ウチの実家」を2023年11月29日（水）から12月3日（日）の5日間限定で、原宿にオープンいたします。
「ウチの実家」実施背景
メルカリは限られた資源が大切に使い、誰もが新たな価値を生みだせる社会... |
| 16.11.2023 | メルカリ、日本財団や23の自治体と共同で「メルカリエコボックス」と梱包資材の配布を開始 | 株式会社メルカリ（以下、メルカリ）は、2023年11月16日（木）より、公益財団法人日本財団（以下、日本財団）の協力により、家庭内で使わなくなったモノを分別しておく「メルカリエコボックス」15,300個と「メルカリ」の発送に使える梱包資材45,900個を作成し、全国23の自治体と共同で希望される皆さまに配布する「捨てるをへらす」取り組みを開始いたします。
今回の取り組みにより、自宅にある使わなくなったモノに価値があることを知っていただき、「捨てる」以外の選択肢を提案すること... |
| 15.11.2023 | 「2023年版 日本の家庭に眠る“かくれ資産”調査」国民一人あたり“かくれ資産”は平均約53.2万円、年末年始の大掃除で捨てる予定の不要品の資産価値は平均8.5万円相当に... | 株式会社メルカリ（以下、メルカリ）は、ニッセイ基礎研究所 生活研究部 上席研究員 久我 尚子氏監修のもと、「2023年版 日本の家庭に眠る“かくれ資産”」に関する調査を実施しました。
【結果サマリー】
●物価上昇に伴う消費行動の変化
1. 89.1%が直近1年間での物価上昇を実感
約4人に1人がフリマアプリ・リユースサービスでのお買い物や販売の頻度が増えたと回答
●2023年版 日本の家庭に眠る“かくれ資産”と不要品を捨てることによる損失額
2. 日本の家庭に眠る“... |
| 01.11.2023 | メルカリ、年末商戦に合わせて「買うほど・売るほどおトク！カテゴリー発見祭！」キャンペーンを開始 | 株式会社メルカリ（以下、メルカリ）は、2023年11月2日より「買うほど・売るほどおトク！カテゴリー発見祭！」キャンペーンを開始いたします。また、キャンペーンに合わせ、都内7駅で「多様なモノに出会えるメルカリ」をテーマにした屋外広告を11月1日より、順次展開いたします。
※商品の価格および画像はメルカリに出品された商品の一例です。
※商品の価格は、「デコトラ」および「プラモデル」という言葉が、商品名、商品説明、カテゴリー名のいずれかに入っていた商品の販売価格の中央値（集計... |
| 18.10.2023 | メルカリ、招待した人・された人、2人分あわせて最大5,000円分のメルカリポイントがもらえる「10-11月はじメル招待キャンペーン」を実施 | 株式会社メルカリ（以下、メルカリ）は、2023年10月18日より「メルカリ」へ友達を「招待した人」と「招待された人」2人分あわせて最大5,000円分のポイントがもらえる「10-11月はじメル招待キャンペーン」を開始いたします。また、キャンペーン実施に伴い、堺雅人さん、長澤まさみさんが出演するテレビCM「激似の兄〜2人分あわせて最大5,000円分のポイントがもらえる〜」篇を全国（一部地域を除く）で放映開始いたします。
背景
メルカリでは、これまでもさまざまな招待キャンペーン... |
| 16.10.2023 | メルペイ、清算機能のアップデートで清算後すぐにポイントが付与される機能を追加 | 株式会社メルペイ（以下、メルペイ）は、2023年10月16日より清算機能のアップデートで清算後すぐにポイントが付与される機能を追加いたしました。メルペイは2022年11月8日より「メルカード」の提供を開始（※1）し、併せて「メルカード」や後払い決済サービス「メルペイスマート払い」の利用で最大4%還元される常時ポイント還元（※2）を開始いたしました。「メルカード」は支払いタイミングが自由に選べるクレジットカードで、これまでのポイント還元は、月次清算のタイミングで1度だけでしたが... |
| 03.02.2022 | Mercari : Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021 | English Translation
This is a translation of the original release in Japanese. In the event of any discrepancy, the original release in Japanese shall prevail.
Consolidated Financial Results
for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021
[Japan... |
| 01.10.2021 | Mercari : Corporate Governance 2021.10.01 | コーポレートガバナンス
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
October 1, 2021 Mercari, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer: Shintaro Yamada
Inquiries: Corporate Division 03-6804-6907 Securities Code: 4385 https://about.mercari.com/
The Company's corporate governance situation... |
| 01.09.2021 | Mercari Partners with Zip Bringing People a Better Way to Shop Unused Items of Value | |
| 13.08.2021 | Production Ready: 4 вопроса, которые важно задать перед созданием чек-листа | Эта заметка содержит краткую выжимку опыта автора совместно с вольным переводом статьи Blameless: 4 things you need to know about writing better production readiness checklists.Чтобы не было как у Вовки в Тридевятом царстве, стоит подумать ... |
| 12.08.2021 | Mercari : and JoJo Fletcher Help Americans Declutter for National Garage Sale Day | PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate National Garage Sale Day on August 14, Mercari is partnering with television personality and interior design expert JoJo Fletcher to help Americans reimagine a space in their hom... |
| 30.04.2021 | Mercari : Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021 | English Translation
This is a translation of the original release in Japanese. In the event of any discrepancy, the original release in Japanese shall prevail.
Consolidated Financial Results
for the Nine Months Ended March 31, 2021
[Japanes... |
| 06.03.2021 | Squishmallows went viral in 2020 and are quickly becoming Gen Z’s Beanie Babies | has 45 Squishmallows in her collection. Schuyler McKinley
Squishmallows are plush toys that were introduced by Kellytoy in 2017.
They’ve recently grown in popularity on platforms like TikTok and Reddit.
Collectors told Insider why they like... |
| 06.10.2020 | MercariⓇ Expands Same-Day, Contactless Home Pickup & Delivery To New York with Postmates | |
| 10.07.2020 | The EU-Japan Alliance Remains The Great Untapped Innovation Opportunity | Many technologies being developed in Europe look like a great fit for the sizeable Japanese marketPhoto by Cory Schadt on Unsplash |
| 24.02.2020 | Craigslist turns 25 — a reminder that a more democratic version of the internet can still thrive | Fake news. Online surveillance. Phishing scams. Biased algorithms.
It’s easy to be cynical about the internet, and harder to remember a time when being online felt less commercial and more democratic. But there was a period when websites di... |
| 16.07.2019 | Mercari’s new Instant Pay feature transfers verified sellers’ balances to their debit cards within minutes | For online sellers, waiting three to five days for e-commerce platforms to transfer their balance is one of their biggest pain points. Mercari is going after rivals with its new Instant Pay feature, which deposits money in a few minutes. On... |
| 30.08.2018 | Flea market apps transforming Japan’s thrift culture | COURTESY MERCARI
https://www.mercari.com/
Tokyo >> When strapped for cash before his next paycheck, Ryo Takezawa would trudge over to the nearest Bookoff, the nation’s largest chain of secondhand bookstores, to sell his novels and CDs... |
| 18.06.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, June 18 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, June 18.
Microsoft acquired a classroom video startup FlipGrid to take on Google and Apple. Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a Minneapolis-based educationa... |
| 11.06.2018 | Mercari chases growth overseas with $1.2 billion IPO, Japan's biggest this year | By Taiga Uranaka
4 Min Read
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese flea market app operator Mercari Inc’s IPO is raising up to $1.2 billion in the nation’s biggest such share sale so far this year, as the firm seeks to replicate its domestic success ov... |
| 15.05.2018 | Mercari, Japan’s first unicorn, files for $1.1B Tokyo IPO | Mercari, the eBay-like service that is Japanese first tech startup unicorn, has filed to go public in an IPO that could raise as much as $1.1 billion.
The company is scheduled to list on the Toyko Stock Exchange’s Mothers Market — a board f... |
| 14.05.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, May 14 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, May 14
Southeast Asia-based ecommerce marketplace startup Carousell raises $85 million. Carousell, the e-commerce site for new and used goods, confirmed it... |
| 21.06.2017 | Mercari hires John Lagerling from Facebook’s management team to guide its U.S. strategy | When Mercari became Japan’s first startup unicorn with a $75 million round last year, the funding was earmarked to fuel its goal of becoming the top secondhand marketplace app in the U.S. Now Mercari is doubling down on its efforts to succe... |
| 18.11.2016 | Japanese unicorn Mercari is gunning for eBay’s crown | After raising a $75 million chunk of investment at a $1 billion valuation earlier this year, Mercari today announced it has seen more than 20 million app downloads in the U.S. The company started a North American hiring binge earlier this y... |
| 17.10.2016 | App Annie study shows U.S. retail leads the way in mobile disruption | For years, the retail industry has been talking about the rise of mobile and how it may disrupt everything.
But according to a new report released today by App Annie — an app analytics and market intelligence company — the future is already... |
| 17.10.2016 | App Annie study shows U.S. retail leads the way in mobile disruption | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
For years, the retail industry has been talking about the rise of mobile and how it may disrupt everything.
But according to a new repo... |
| 20.03.2016 | Japan’s Cocon buys security risk diagnosis startup Ierae Security | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Tokyo-based internet company Cocon, previously kn... |
| 03.03.2016 | Japan, you have a unicorn. Mercari’s valuation rises over $1b | Time to update our list of Japanese unicorns. Mercari, an app for selling second-hand goods, has just raised US$74 million in its series D at a valuation of over US$1 billion. (Hat-tip toTechCrunch.)
Since starting in 2013, the company has... |
| 03.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 3, 2016 | Mercari raised $74M; XJet secured $25M; Atomico led Series A funding in Mapillary
Medlanes, a Berlin, Germany-based digital health startup that provides medical advice and care online, raised a funding round of undisclosed amount. The round... |
| 03.03.2016 | Japan, you have a unicorn. Mercari’s valuation rises over $1b | Time to update our list of Japanese unicorns. Mercari, an app for selling second-hand goods, has just raised US$74 million in its series D at a valuation of over US$1 billion. (Hat-tip toTechCrunch.)
Since starting in 2013, the company has ... |
| 02.03.2016 | Japan’s Mercari, an app for selling your stuff, raises $74M in U.S. push | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
(The Bridge) – Tokyo-based Mercari, the Japanese startup behind a consumer-to-consumer marketplace app of the same name, announced toda... |
| 01.03.2016 | Marketplace app Mercari nabs $75M to become Japan’s first startup unicorn | Mercari, a peer-to-peer marketplace app, has claimed the title of Japan’s first pre-IPO startup unicorn after raising 8.4 billion yen (about $75 million) at a valuation of over $1 billion. This is the Tokyo-based company’s first Series D an... |
| - | Японская «икона успеха» Mercari. История $5-миллиардной «барахолки» | Японская «икона успеха» Mercari. История $5-миллиардной «барахолки»
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| - | This 25-year-old launched an app for Squishmallow collectors to buy the latest drops at retailers. Now with over 100,000 users, she's open to selling it to the plush toys' manufacturer. | Jessica Dao is a 25-year-old software engineer who created the app Squish Alert. Jessica Dao This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Jessica Dao created the Squish Alert app to he... |
