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Master Global Marketplace Trading with Pentagon

24
Sep

2020 is the Year of the Marketplace. With more than 50% of online sales now made on marketplace channels, this year we’ve seen consumer behaviour shift in a few days to shopping habits that retail analysts would have anticipated to take decades…

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2020 is the Year of the Marketplace. With more than 50% of online sales now made on marketplace channels, this year we’ve seen consumer behaviour shift in a few days to shopping habits that retail analysts would have anticipated to take decades. The growth opportunity for brands and retailers to expand across international borders with […]

MEET ONBUY: THE WORLD’S FASTEST GROWING MARKETPLACE

3
Sep

This week OnBuy announced 600% revenue growth for the second year running, having also revealed 24,000% GMV growth at the end of this fiscal year – just four years after the marketplace launched. With such extraordinary results as the marketplace continues to go from strength to strength and an exclusive ITV advertising campaign in the bag, I caught up with OnBuy Founder and CEO, Cas Paton to discover the secret behind the marketplace’s success.

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This week OnBuy announced 600% revenue growth for the second year running, having also revealed 24,000% GMV growth at the end of this fiscal year – just four years after the marketplace launched. With such extraordinary results as the marketplace continues to go from strength to strength and an exclusive ITV advertising campaign in the […]

Innovation has always been at the heart of the We Are Pentagon Group, and we continuously evaluate how we can help our clients accelerate their online growth. For over a decade, we have worked with many of the UK’s biggest brands and retailers, helping them to sell on global marketplaces. In the process, we have […]

For brands and retailers looking to expand internationally, online giants such as Amazon and eBay are often the first marketplaces which spring to mind. But what other key marketplace players can help you sell online? With growing numbers of marketplaces disrupting the ecommerce landscape, in this blog we caught up with Håkan Thyr, Chief Revenue […]

Winter is Coming ..

16
Jul

Because of Covid-19 we are, according to the Financial Times, facing the worst recession for 300 years, or since the ‘Deep Frost of 1709’. How utterly depressing is that? ‘Winter is coming’ and we better be ready!

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Because of Covid-19 we are, according to the Financial Times, facing the worst recession for 300 years, or since the ‘Deep Frost of 1709’. How utterly depressing is that? ‘Winter is coming’ and we better be ready! More optimistically, the Bank of England suggests that we should see a V-shaped recovery, owing to the unusual […]