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A Christchurch-based internet auction site billed as a world first when it started two years ago is set to go global.
Australian-born marketing guru Bob Pritchard is taking Webuy to the world, through his international Market Force One organisation.
Webuy traders are allocated shares in the online co-operative, in a unique concept that has attracted Pritchard's attention.
Now based in Los Angeles, his Market Force One organisation operates in the United States, Europe and Australia, focusing on sales, marketing and motivation.
Confirming his involvement in a letter to Webuy founder and director Christchurch entrepreneur Brooke McKenzie this week, Pritchard said he was embracing the concept globally "with great enthusiasm".
Market Force One looked at more than 3000 projects in the last year, identifying just six with "potential to be a true global success story", Pritchard added.
- NZPA
