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The 2021 Boats Group Annual Market Index reveals how the boating market performed in 2021 as inventory levels remained constrained and consumer demand continues to be strong. This edition takes a dive into the data and provides additional insight into what we can...
Benelux’s top boating marketplaces reboot their platforms to enhance the boat-buying process. Today, Botentekoop and its sister site Botenbank, the Netherland’s leading online boat sales marketplaces, both launched new platforms to make it easier for boat shoppers to...
Click&Boat, the leading boat rental platform in Europe, today announced a significant investment from funds advised by Permira, the global private equity firm, alongside Boats Group. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in France, Click&Boat’s unique,...
Marine Marketers of America (MMA) today announced the election of new officers and appointment of new board members. New officers for 2021 are Courtney Chalmers, president, and Kristen Frohnhoefer, vice president. Romina Bompani continues in her role as secretary of...
Boats Group, a leading online classifieds marketplace and technology provider for the recreational marine industry, today announced that a company backed by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Boats Group from funds advised by Apax Partners....
Boating’s bountiful harvest continued in November with traffic (+39% YoY) and listing views (+63% YoY) up over last year; Leads were served like dessert (+92% YoY) Ski-wake, pontoon and cruiser categories remained on top for YoY lead growth West Coast and Gulf Coast...
October traffic (+39% YoY) and listing views (+49% YoY) shows sales trend continues; Demand stands firm as boat leads (+82% YoY) keep delivering; Boats Group’s soldboats.com data shows October U.S. boat sales +11% YoY; Southwest and West Coast regions had highest YoY...
MIAMI, Oct. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Boats Group, the tech business behind the largest online marketplaces for boats and yachts in the world (Boat Trader, YachtWorld, boats.com, Cosas De Barcos, iNautia and Annonces du Bateau), today announced they have acquired the...
August traffic (+46% YoY) and listing views (+66% YoY) signal late-summer sales ahead Boat leads stay hot (+123% YoY) as shifts in leisure, travel and routines spill into fall Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows August boat sales increased +22% YoY Boats...
New visitors to Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com up more than +50% in July Leads flourished across U.S. with over +200% YoY growth in nearly all regions Boats Group’s soldboats.com database shows boat sales increased +30% YoY Data from July for Boat Trader,...
Leads kept triple-digit YoY growth in all regions across the U.S. Cruisers, center consoles and pontoons top segments for leads; Ski/wake category saw most YoY lead growth (+468%) Reported boats sold in Boats Group’s soldboats.com database up +43% YoY Data from June...
Pontoon boat in a river. Photo: C. Ryan McVinney/Boat Trader. Pontoons rank third on Boat Trader’s list of top viewed boat classes Pontoon leads climb, only behind cruisers and center consoles; +245% YoY In over 40 states, pontoon listing pageviews are up more than...