eBayannounced that it will close GittiGidiyor. The company does not expect this to have a tangible impact on its second quarter or fiscal year balance sheet.
According to the news in HaberTürk As of today, sellers will not be able to post new ads on the GittiGidiyor platform, and as of July 18, buyers will not be able to make new purchases. The giant company that bought 93 percent of GittiGidiyor in 2011 eBay, He bought all the shares in 2016. About the subject, the company “eBay regularly reviews its business operations globally and made this difficult but strategic decision based on the ongoing competitive dynamics in the marketplace.” said. GittiGidiyor reportedly brought in approximately 4 million active buyers to eBay as of the end of the first quarter. been with us for many years, but In the last period, in the great e-commerce war, it has not come to the fore much. GittiGidiyor introduced itself on its official website as follows: “GittiGidiyor, Turkey’s first online marketplace, was established in 2001. Going under the umbrella of eBay, one of the global e-commerce leaders, in 2011, GittiGidiyor has strengthened its leading position in the sector with each passing day.
GittiGidiyor hosts 25 million products in 50 categories with its 35 million registered users, while offering advantageous prices to consumers. GittiGidiyor, where 1 product per second is sold, enables SMEs and large enterprises to open stores and expand their businesses. At GittiGidiyor, payments are protected by “Zero Risk”, a payment-approval system that secures the consumer.
With its mobile-friendly screen and application downloaded 30 million times, 64 percent of its sales are made from mobile devices. GittiGidiyor, which has been at the top of Turkey’s Best Employers list determined by Great Place to Work since 2017, became “Turkey’s 2nd Best Employer” in the 250-499 Employee Category in 2022.
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in 2022 Within the scope of the Great Place to Work special awards, it won the Diversity Special Award four years in a row for its diversity policy and practices in the workplace, and managed to receive this award six times in the last seven years, and became the owner of the “Lifelong Learning Award” for the second time.
In addition to the “Diversity” and “Lifelong Learning” special awards, it was selected as the “Best Employer of IT” within the scope of the Great Place to Work special awards in 2021. Ranking 5th in the “Europe’s Best Employers” list in the same year, GittiGidiyor was also awarded the 2nd place in the “Turkey Best Workplaces for Women” list announced by GPTW.