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)

Etsy Payment Error Hits Sellers
Etsy Payment Error Hits Sellers
February 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Etsy suffered a bill payment error in which a large amount of money was withdrawn from several of its sellers’ bank accounts and charged to their...

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Etsy Excels Amid Accelerating GMS
Etsy Excels Amid Accelerating GMS
November 07, 2018  |  Retail

Amid growth in active buyers and gross merchandise sales (GMS), Etsy beat analysts’ estimates for the third quarter. The art and crafts marketplace reported revenues...

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Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
August 24, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

There’s a lot of sizzle in marketplaces. In fact, they have made tiny businesses into big ones, as even the tiniest one-man operation can gain the...

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Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
Etsy User Base Grows In Q2 Despite Fee Increase
August 07, 2018  |  Earnings

After Etsy increased its revenue guidance for the year and reported stronger-than-expected revenues, shares of the crafts marketplace rose more than 8 percent in after-hours...

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Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
June 27, 2018  |  Retail

The story at Etsy in summer 2018 is a much more cheerful tale than the story of Etsy entering the summer of 2017. After a...

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A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes
A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes
June 22, 2018  |  Taxes

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door to state collection of sales taxes for eCommerce purchases, questions swirled about software, Congressional action,...

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Etsy To Raise Seller Transaction Fees
Etsy To Raise Seller Transaction Fees
June 15, 2018  |  Retail

Online crafts marketplace Etsy saw its shares surge on Thursday (June 14) after revising its seller transaction fee. According to CNBC, the company’s stock soared...

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Etsy’s Turnaround Efforts Bear Fruit In Q1 Earnings
Etsy’s Turnaround Efforts Bear Fruit In Q1 Earnings
May 09, 2018  |  Earnings

As Etsy continues its turnaround efforts to drive more checkout conversions, the eCommerce marketplace reported slightly better-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The company reported first-quarter revenues of...

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Five At Five: Alibaba Makes A Move In South Asia
Five At Five: Alibaba Makes A Move In South Asia
May 08, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories focus on Alibaba’s move into...

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