Etsy invited sellers to mark down prices in order to get visibility in its annual Labor Day sales event, but this year, Etsy is marketing the event only to shoppers on the Etsy mobile app. And while Etsy marketed it Read more
Three years ago, Etsy had changed its buyer-seller messaging system to be more like an instant-messaging system, and this summer, Etsy made another major change to the system. The company told sellers it was making it easier for them to Read more
“It’s not too late to start selling on Walmart.com before the holidays,” Walmart advised merchants today, and cited research from eMarketer predicting 15.5% growth in online holiday sales this year. Etsy also issued a holiday-season message for sellers, with both Read more
Etsy is closing two satellite offices, leaving it with only its Brooklyn headquarters in the US. Etsy’s Chief Human Resources Officer Kim Seymour explained the decision to close the San Francisco and Hudson (NY) offices in a post on the Read more
In early 2021, Etsy launched a program that gave buyers the opportunity to make a donation to the Uplift Fund when checking out. This week, its third-party payment processor that powers the feature announced that ten million Etsy buyers had Read more
One year after acquiring online marketplace Depop, Etsy is putting one of its own in charge. Kruti Patel Goyal, currently Etsy’s Chief Product Officer, will become CEO of the global fashion resale marketplace (based in London), effective September 12th. Depop’s Read more
Etsy visitors must first land on a seller’s shop or listing before seeing videos the seller has uploaded to the site, but Etsy has created a portal called Explore that lets shoppers browse sellers’ videos for inspiration. Etsy added the Read more
Etsy launched a new seller app with features to make it easy to manage inventory, orders, and customer-messaging on mobile devices. Sellers will now be able to add photos and videos directly from their mobile device, and US sellers can Read more
Etsy sellers are sharing a code that allows them to add 100 free listings to each of their shops, and the code (100newforetsy) appears to work for every seller who tries it, whether or not they received a direct invitation. Read more
Moses baskets are out at Etsy, while scrub caps and filing cabinets are in. The online marketplace made its latest changes to categories, announcing them on June 30. Changes in Lighting and Furniture categories highlight the fact that Etsy isn’t Read more
