French startup Mirakl usually works with e-commerce websites in order to help them build out a marketplace with third-party sellers. This time, the company has developed a marketplace called StopCOVID19.fr to centralize the supply and demand of essential products during the fight against COVID-19. The French government is backing the project.
This isn't an open marketplace. You have to be working for a health facility or an industrial company focused on COVID-19 protection goods. The French government screened all sellers that are currently listed on the marketplace. You have to contact Mirakl on the website to create an account.
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Some small businesses are flourishing during the COVID-19 pandemic - Marketplace
Nearly all businesses in the U.S. have been touched, and in some cases, decimated, by COVID-19. The airline industry says it will be bankrupt without a federal bailout; restaurants, salons and retailers — chains and individually-owned — are hemorrhaging, leaving countless hourly workers unemployed.
But surprisingly, some companies have seen soaring growth due to COVID-19. The publicly traded video conferencing platform Zoom, now part of the country's collective lexicon, has seen its stock rise, as have delivery services as most Americans try to "shelter in place.
Online marketplace OfferUp raises $120M, acquires top competitor letgo – TechCrunch
The round will close with the closing of the acquisition, which is expected to take place sometime in May. To date, OfferUp has raised $380 million.
The acquisition will see two of the largest third-party buying and selling marketplaces — outside of Craigslist, eBay and Facebook Marketplace, of course — become a more significant threat to the incumbents. Together, the new entity will have more than 20 million monthly active users across the U.S. For consumers, the deal means they’ll no longer have to list in as many apps when looking to unload some household items, electronics, furniture or whatever else they want to
How a mortgage broker is dealing with an ailing market - Marketplace
Along with the markets, the mortgage industry has had a volatile few weeks as investors react to the coronavirus danger. Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Vivian Gueler, a mortgage broker and the chief financial officer of Pacific Trust Group in Los Angeles.
Mortgage rates were very low a few weeks ago but have gone up again due to demand for refinancing and economic uncertainty. “We saw basically no place for mortgage-backed securities, so the market just fell out,” Gueler said. “Literally, it fell out overnight.”
Quite a lot has been going on:
DesignerInc Technology Platform and Marketplace Provides Online Furniture Market Solution For
SAN FRANCISCO , March 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a message from Heather Gillette , Founder & CEO of DesignerInc:
As a valued member of the DesignerInc community and design trade member, I want to share how we are responding to the negative impact of COVID-19 on the interior design and furniture manufacturing industry.
Our thoughts are with those directly affected and those who have friends or family members affected by the situation. We have begun efforts to help the design trade ecosystem continue operating during this challenging time.
"Open by Easter"? A closer look at the U.S. economy's timeline - Marketplace
What to make of President Donald Trump’s indication during a Fox News town hall that he’d like to get the U.S. back open again by Easter? That’s April 12, just about 2 1/2 weeks from now. Trump is also reportedly resisting extending the 15-day social distancing guidance from the White House.
There's a lot of pushback from public health experts against reopening businesses, schools and gathering places while the epidemic is spreading. The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the U.S. is in line to become the next epicenter of COVID-19.
A New Creative Marketplace Aims to Offer the Highest Commission Rate for Designers | Benzinga
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