Etsy

'Etsy' is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies. These items fall under a wide range of categories, including jewellery, bags, clothing, home décor and furniture, toys, art, as well as craft supplies and tools. All vintage items must be at least 20 years old.

Source: etsy.com

Amazon Handmade Launches Gift Shops
Amazon Handmade Launches Gift Shops
October 24, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon is expanding its Handmade program with support for event-specific gift shops, according to news from CNBC. Announced on Monday (Oct. 23), the gift shops...

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Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
August 10, 2017  |  Retail

At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of...

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Etsy Fights To Find Its Footing In Retail
Etsy Fights To Find Its Footing In Retail
August 02, 2017  |  eCommerce

Things at Etsy are less than picture-perfect these days as the firm finds itself fighting a similar battle to the rest of the non-Amazon retail...

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Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

If a marketplace can work for aggregating goods from disparate providers, why not for services, too? After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters...

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Merchants Have Mixed Feelings About Walmart’s Online Marketplace
Merchants Have Mixed Feelings About Walmart’s Online Marketplace
July 10, 2017  |  Retail

Contrary to what “People of Walmart” would have you believe, the big-box retailer isn’t just for one demographic of shoppers, and it’s trying to prove...

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PayPal Sizzles, Prepaid Card Regs Fizzle and Etsy’s Workforce’s Fizzled Reduction
PayPal Sizzles, Prepaid Card Regs Fizzle and Etsy’s Workforce’s Fizzled Reduction
June 23, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Another week, another collection of contenders hoping to sizzle. Some — like PayPal, Amazon and Lyft — managed to do so. Others — like grocery...

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Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
Direct To Consumer: Surviving The Digital Retail Revolution
June 20, 2017  |  Retail

There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. With the online world enabling individuals to more easily start their own...

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Amazon And Wedding Prep: A Perfect Pair?
Amazon And Wedding Prep: A Perfect Pair?
May 25, 2017  |  Retail

Couples tying the knot are already on Amazon. They need wedding shoes, or honeymoon luggage, or they’ve selected the e-commerce giant to host their registry....

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Etsy Announces New CEO, Job Cuts Due To Slowing Sales
Etsy Announces New CEO, Job Cuts Due To Slowing Sales
May 03, 2017  |  Retail

Etsy announced it has replaced its CEO and is cutting 8 percent of its job force in an attempt to cope with slowing sales. According...

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