Monday, January 12, 2015
AyosDito.ph merges with OLX.ph
MANILA, Philippines - The country's biggest online marketplaces, OLX.ph and AyosDito.ph, are merging.
Starting January 22, users of AyosDito will be redirected to OLX.
"AyosDito and OLX share a common goal in providing the best platform for Filipinos wanting to improve their lives through online buying and selling. This merger is a big step for us towards that goal,” RJ David, Managing Director of OLX Philippines, said in a statement.
Jon Santico, General Manager of AyosDito.ph, said Filipinos will get the shared expertise of OLX and AyosDito.
"Our intention is to increase the number of successful transactions and get more Filipinos to realize the benefits of online buy and sell," he said.
This merger is part of a global deal between Naspers and 701Search to establish joint ventures and align operations in Latin America and Asia for the development of their online classifieds platforms in key markets.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com