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The UK-based online marketplace, OnBuy.com, is ‘encouraging the British public to support independent retailers this Black Friday and beyond’ through its own eCommerce platform, as the business marks the launch of its first major national TV advertising campaign with ITV. The campaign has been designed to increase awareness with consumers …
Read More »UK ecommerce platform OnBuy reports ‘record breaking week’ of trading with 800 per cent sales increase
The online marketplace OnBuy has reported an ‘all time record breaking week’, reaching nearly 1.5 million users actively browsing the site, resulting in nearly £2.75 million in sales between November 1st and November 8th. Four years on since it first launched to the ecommerce space, OnBuy has caught the attention …
Read More »OnBuy details plans to span 140 countries by 2023 in latest globalisation move
OnBuy, the online marketplace that has set out its mission to rival Amazon and eBay, has detailed its latest plans for globalisation, aiming to scale up to span 140 countries by the year 2023. The platform will start with 40 initial sites by the end of this year, and has …
Read More »OnBuy’s ‘audacious Q4 marketing strategy’ sees £1m ITV deal and £5m for Q4 activity
The online marketplace, OnBuy, has detailed its most ‘audacious Q4 marketing strategy’ to date, having secured an £1m deal with ITV and set aside a further £5m marketing budget for Q4 this year. The move, it says, is part of a strategy to ‘massively expand its 8 million strong customer …
Read More »Online marketplace OnBuy sets new growth record of 24,000 per cent
The online marketplace, OnBuy has revealed record growth figures of 24,000 per cent GMV growth for the end of this fiscal year. The firm has landed the impressive result just four years after first launching onto the scene. The latest figures cement OnBuy’s strong market position. The marketplace also announced …
Read More »Sponsored content: OnBuy.com is revolutionising the global marketplace industry
Cas Paton is the CEO and founder of OnBuy.com. Here, he outlines how the company is disrupting the global marketplace industry, and why its unique approach benefits sellers. The online marketplace sector has come a long way since its birth in the 1990s. Services like Amazon and eBay were some of …
Read More »OnBuy receives £3m investment to expand online marketplace into over 20 countries this year
OnBuy, the online marketplace billed as the UK’s rival to Amazon, has just secured a further £3m in investment from a London-based venture capital fund. The platform secured a private investment round earlier this month. The latest round of investment came from Fuel Ventures and will be used to facilitate …
Read More »UK marketplace OnBuy puts discounting at centre of business strategy
The UK online marketplace, OnBuy.com, is revamping and enhancing its OnBuy Deals segment, highlighting the move as the “latest bold step in its plans to disrupt the marketplace giants,” like eBay and Amazon. The platform is ‘completely overhauling’ its Deals page and changing the way in which deals are featured …
Read More »UK’s OnBuy sees toy orders surge 270% year on year
The UK-owned marketplace, OnBuy.com has seen toy orders increase 270 per cent this year on the same Q1 period in the year prior. The surge in numbers of toy orders highlights the platform’s growing success on the online scene, with year to date sales now 13 per cent higher in …
Read More »OnBuy eyes UK expansion through Royal Mail Click & Drop alignment
OnBuy is a UK-owned marketplace with the goal of rivalling Amazon and eBay as the leading online marketplace.
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