Offerup news and trends

Shein and Walmart Vie for Top Spot on Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps
Mobile Applications // October 16, 2023

This month in PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Shopping Apps we see Walmart climbing to the top, giving Shein something to fight for. We also see double ties in our lower half but if we’ve learned anything that means next month will be even more exciting to see...

PYMNTS Provider Ranking Rates Top Shopping Apps Defining Retail
Shopping // September 12, 2023

The PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps showcases the top-performing apps transforming the shopping experience. This month, there are four ties, and Shein finds itself back in first place. The Top 5 Shein remains at No. 1 with a score of 96, two points higher...

As Summer Wanes, Shein Shines Atop Shopping App Rankings 
Mobile Applications // August 14, 2023

Back to school looms, and shopping — for now, at least — revolves around backpacks, Chromebooks, fall fashion, sneakers and, possibly, stocking up on dorm room snacks. And for the key players in eCommerce, it’s too soon to know just how much the online crush...

Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps Shows Brands Hunkering Down for Summer
Shopping // May 31, 2023

You may have clicked this link looking for radical changes of position in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not the month for rank changes. In a Top-10 ranking that’s been packing in 15 apps in recent months due to...

Interviews & Exclusives
New OfferUp CEO Aims To Grow Commercial Side Of Local Commerce Platform

June 28, 2021
OfferUp, like a lot of businesses, started out as an attempt to solve the problem of its founder, Nick Huzar; namely a room full of stuff in his house that had to go because he had a baby on the way and needed both the space and cash. It was a straight-forward problem that evolved […]

OfferUp CEO: Reinventing Commerce One Local Seller At A Time

May 11, 2020
Recommerce has been on the rise for the better part of a decade now, and it seems countless marketplaces have sprung up to offer consumers a host of inroads to...

OfferUp’s General Counsel On Keeping Marketplace Shoppers Safe From Scammers

October 30, 2019
Online tools are saving customers time on acquiring goods and services. Unfortunately, these tools are also saving time for fraudsters, who are seeking to acquire those customers’ funds. Shoppers can...

Quick Reads
OfferUp Merges With letgo, Combines Marketplace Apps

August 31, 2020
Recommerce marketplace OfferUp has integrated with similar app letgo and will combine its app with the letgo app for a new marketplace promising an increased amount of deals and more access to buyers and sellers, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Combining apps also means that all users have access to shipping companies like […]

Toronto To Launch ‘Digital Main Street’ To Help SMBs Get Online

May 12, 2020
In Toronto, a new service called DMS ShopHERE, powered by the Schulich School of Business, aims to help small companies and artists move their businesses online. The initiative will provide small...

NY, Mass Plan Phased Reopenings As Robots, Recommerce Show Promise

May 12, 2020
As they gear up to restart their economies amid the pandemic, states from New York to Massachusetts are planning phased reopenings. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that three regions...

OfferUp, letgo To Merge As Biz Nets $120M In VC Funds

March 25, 2020
OfferUp has been winning recently, closing out a $120 million funding round and acquiring its top competitor, letgo, according to a blog post on the company’s website. The funding round...