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Mercari

Online marketplace for buying and selling used goods

mercari.com

Headquarters: Minatoku, Japan
Founded year: 2013
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 1,700–5,000
Industry: Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers

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Latest news about Mercari

In short: Mercari transitioned to an AI-native operational model, expanded its global cross-border reach, and achieved profitability in the US.

Company announcements

July 23 Mercari

Mercari outlines AI-Native strategy for hypergrowth

CEO Shintaro Yamada announced a shift to AI-native operations, with 100% employee AI usage saving 495,000 hours.

June 26 Mercari

Mercari selected for GENIAC initiative

Mercari's R4D will develop AI search models for secondhand marketplace, leveraging vast datasets.

June 15 Mercari

Mercari integrates HR and AI in new organizational model

CHRO and CAIO Shunya Kimura leads the initiative, drawing from AI Pods experiments to reshape work and talent management.

June 1 Mercari

Mercari appoints CTO Shunya Kimura as CHRO and CAIO

The move merges AI and HR leadership to accelerate Mercari's AI‑Native transformation, redesign decision-making and work processes, and intensify hiring to build future talent.

Media coverage

June 18 PRWeb

Mercari, Japan's Largest C2C Marketplace, Selects Zonos to Power Cross-Border Commerce Expansion

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Zonos, the leading cross-border commerce technology provider, today announced that Mercari (TYO: 4385), Japan's largest...

June 18 Asahi Shimbun

Mercari releases global app to lure overseas buyers into its orbit

Online flea market operator Mercari Inc. has released its first global app for overseas buyers to simplify its cross-border transactions. The platform debuted on Sept...

June 13 Value Added Resource

Mercari Names Jeff LeBeau US CEO As Marketplace Turnaround Continues

Mercari names Jeff LeBeau US CEO as the marketplace works to turn profitability into stronger buyer and seller growth.

January 2 The Japan Times

Mercari goes global with anime and manga leading the way

Japan's Mercari is putting a new spin on going global in e-commerce, with the likes of Pokemon, Dragon Ball and Funko Pop! front and center...

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