All StockX articles – Page 2

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    Nike sues StockX, and explores the nature of NFTs

    2022-02-07T18:09:00Z

    The age-old philosophical debate over the nature of simulacra has found new life in new forums: the metaverse, where big brands have been recreating their products in virtual form, and the courts, where those same brands are now clashing with other business entities over the realities, virtual and other, of ...

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    StockX reviews the collectibles market in 2021

    2022-01-17T16:57:00Z

    The collectibles-trading platform StockX has released an annual report, titled Big Facts: Current Culture Index: 2022, that breaks down its key markets – notably sneakers, but also electronics, toys and apparel – for the elapsed year 2021. Jordan remained the best-selling sneaker brand, with items trading at an average premium ...

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    StockX is reportedly working on its IPO

    2022-01-13T16:55:00Z

    StockX, the fast-growing auction platform for heritage sneakers and other collectibles, has started working on a public offering with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, said Bloomberg, quoting “people with knowledge of the matter.” The report, which could not be confirmed, comes a couple of months after StockX announced its first ...

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    StockX acquires Scout

    2021-11-19T18:15:00Z

    StockX is making its first acquisition, and the target company is Scout, which has developed a the cloud-based inventory-management software topShelf. Once the deal goes through and the integration is completed, StockX will be inviting certain subscribers to use Scout’s automation, inventory management, distribution and pricing tools free of charge. ...

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    StockX reaches new milestones, thanks to diversification

    2021-07-21T17:18:00Z

    In a mid-year Snapshot of its “Culture Index,” which was first launched last year, StockX reported a 90 percent increase in the gross merchandise value (GMV) going through its marketplace in the first half of 2021, led by a growth of 250 percent from “emerging categories” such as gaming consoles, ...

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    StockX is probed by the Italian competition authority

    2021-05-24T14:59:00Z

    Italy’s competition regulator, AGCM, is investigating StockX – the U.S.-based online market for sneakers, streetwear, collectibles and other items – over various aspects of its service, among them allegedly misleading pricing. AGCM said that it is concerned by the “total absence” during the purchasing process of the identity of the ...

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    StockX opens an authentication center in Australia

    2021-05-11T09:31:00Z

    StockX , the American online marketplace for sneakers, opened on May 5 an authentication center in Melbourne. It is the company’s first center covering Australia and New Zealand. StockX currently has 11 authentication centers and drop-off locations in addition to its offices in Detroit, London and Tokyo. Australians have been ...

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    StockX’s value surges to $3.8 billion

    2021-04-09T12:59:00Z

    StockX, the American online market for sneakers, raised $195 million in a secondary tender offering by some of its employees’ shares and an additional $60 million in Series E-1 primary shares at a $3.8 billion valuation. Altimeter Capital led the all-cash offer, with the participation of existing investors and of ...

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    Women’s sneakers are booming on StockX

    2021-02-11T17:46:00Z

    StockX has released a report on the resale market’s evolution since the company’s founding, in February 2016. Men’s sneakers continue to dominate resales, but the resale of women’s sneakers has been growing at a faster rate, having multiplied by a factor of 1,500 since the start. StockX says it now ...

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    The momentum keeps going for StockX

    2021-01-14T15:15:00Z

    StockX, the online reseller for sneakers and other cult products, said it recorded $1.8 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2020, which compares with about $1.0 billion in the previous year. It concluded more than 7.5 million trades. More than 200 million people visited the marketplace, and the number ...

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    New funding round values StockX at $2.8bn

    2020-12-17T16:56:00Z

    StockX , the online reseller of sneakers and other cult products, has raised an additional $275 million in a Series E funding round that values the Detroit-based company at $2.8 billion. StockX says its sales were up by 75 percent to more than $100 million in the third quarter, leading ...

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    StockX booms over Cyber Weekend

    2020-12-03T17:55:00Z

    This year StockX enjoyed its best Cyber Weekend ever. The daily gross merchandise value (GMV) for the period averaged a growth of 100 percent year-on-year. Black Friday’s rate of one trade per second rose at times in the subsequent days to as much as three per second. The website received ...

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    eBay to certify sneakers, like StockX and others

    2020-10-13T17:25:00Z

    Joining the likes of StockX, the online resale exchange for sneakers and streetwear, eBay will be testing all new and used sneakers sold on its platform in the U.S for $100 or more from this month onward to ensure that they are genuine. Those that pass will receive its Authenticity ...

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    Goat, the sneaker reseller, is valued at $1.75 billion as it raises more funds

    2020-09-25T15:47:00Z

    With the resale market being as hot as ever, no doubt due partly to the increasing role that the internet is playing, the U.S.-based Goat Group closed an additional Series E funding round $100 million, saying that it was intended to accelerate its development across product categories and geographies. According ...