Trade Me stories
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Serko appoints Simon Young as new Chief Technology Officer
Mon, 8th Jul 2024
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serko
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cto
Serko appoints Simon Young as Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, leveraging his over 20 years of technology leadership to drive innovation and growth.
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Australian businesses struggle with AI amid data security fears
Tue, 21st May 2024
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cx
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martech
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ai
Poll reveals 34% of Australian firms view data security as a major hurdle in AI adoption, with 51% lacking a clear data management strategy.
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Trade Me sees 20% campaign performance improvement using new tools
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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data analytics
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martech
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cdp
New Zealand's largest online auction site, Trade Me, has improved campaign performance by 20% using AI predictive models and tools to optimise personalisation.
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4000+ unwanted gifts listed on Trade Me by Boxing Day
Thu, 29th Dec 2022
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trade me
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resellers
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christmas
By 9am on Boxing Day, 4,300 presents had been listed on the online marketplace, including an empty Roses chocolates wrapper of ‘disappointment’.
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Rubber Monkey gears up for Aussie market with latest capital raise
Wed, 6th Jul 2022
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trade me
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entrepreneur
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capital
Rubber Monkey is seeking to raise up to NZ$2.5 million of new capital through online investment platform, Snowball Effect.
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Online auction to help struggling Kiwi hospo businesses
Sun, 14th Nov 2021
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charity
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charity auction
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trade me
Hospitality businesses in New Zealand are getting a helping hand through an online auction called Hands Up 4 Hospo.
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Trade Me hands less customer info over to authorities according to Transparency Report
Thu, 12th Aug 2021
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data privacy
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trade me
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police
Trade Me reduces customer data releases to Police and government agencies, with a 14% drop in requests from previous year.
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Top Trade Me listings of 2020 revealed
Tue, 5th Jan 2021
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trade me
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online shopping
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covid-19
Trade Me's top Marketplace listings of 2020 in New Zealand were all inspired by COVID-19, according to the buy and sell platform.
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Trade Me outlaws all 'non-essential' items, announces strict new guidelines
Tue, 7th Apr 2020
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public cloud
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hyperscale
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martech
Trade Me enforces strict new guidelines, restricting sales to essential items only in compliance with NZ Government alert level 4 lockdown measures.
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Slack hires new head of APAC as remote working business booms
Fri, 27th Mar 2020
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digital entertainment
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
Slack has reported that in the past seven weeks, more than 7,000 new companies have signed up to Slack as remote working becomes the new norm.
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Trade Me announces full migration to cloud with Google Cloud partnership
Mon, 23rd Mar 2020
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devops
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data analytics
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hyperscale
The online auction website says the move will migrate all systems and applications off its on-premise data centres and fully migrate to the cloud.
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GirlBoss Awards celebrate NZ's trailblazing young women
Wed, 18th Sep 2019
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trade me
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women in technology
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girlboss
This year’s winners hailed from all corners of New Zealand including Dunedin, Wellington, Kāpiti, Taupō, Coromandel, and Auckland.
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Trade Me releases 7th annual Transparency Report, data requests down 24%
Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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data privacy
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government
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trade me
Trade Me’s 7th annual Transparency Report reveals a 24% drop in data requests from New Zealand authorities, emphasising commitment to user privacy.
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The Tech Life Project takes Year 6 girls to Xero & Trade Me HQ
Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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fintechs
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financial systems
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software development
Five Christchurch Year 6 girls experienced an inspiring behind-the-scenes look at tech giants Trade Me and Xero, encouraging future careers in tech.
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Kiwis warming up to electric vehicles, cost remains barrier
Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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cartech
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cleantech
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tesla
A Trade Me survey reveals 74% of Kiwis considering an EV for their next car, up from 50% last year, but high costs remain a major hurdle.
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Trade Me and GirlBoss kick off GirlBoss Awards for 2019
Wed, 10th Jul 2019
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trade me
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mental health
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girls in stem
Nominations are open for the 2019 GirlBoss Awards, celebrating young Kiwi women shaping the future of New Zealand.
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Trade Me backs the Wonder Project to inspire Kiwi kids
Tue, 25th Jun 2019
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trade me
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engineering
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stem
The Wonder Project aims to get children excited about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in a way that’s both fun and engaging.
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Shareholders vote 'yes' to Trade Me sale
Thu, 4th Apr 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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trade me
In a vote cast yesterday, 66.08% of the 396,973,029 shares voted. Of those, 99.29% were in favour of the acquisition. 0.71% voted against.
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Samsung & Trade Me offer AI-powered shopping
Thu, 14th Feb 2019
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ai
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online shopping
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trade me
Samsung and Trade Me unveil a groundbreaking AI-powered shopping experience, allowing users to snap photos and find similar items instantly via Bixby Vision.
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Apax Partners wins bidding war for Trade Me buyout
Fri, 14th Dec 2018
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trade me
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m&a
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digital marketplace
Apax Partners secures the win to buy Trade Me for NZD $6.45 per share after Hellman and Friedman withdraws, valuing the company at NZD $2.56 billion.