Following a new marketplace trend, Etsy’s Depop platform is eliminating selling fees and shifting them to buyers, who will pay up to 5% of the item purchase price plus a fixed amount of up to $1. (It does not affect Read more
Etsy announced this week it launched a new ad campaign consistent with its “Keep Commerce Human” theme, and in addition to new TV commercials, it’s featuring Etsy sellers in billboards in two cities: New York and London. A new home Read more
Etsy is making a change that allows sellers more flexibility in setting their order-processing schedules. However, it’s making the default a setting that some might find burdensome, so sellers should pay attention to the change. On Tuesday, Etsy announced: “We’re Read more
Etsy will proceed with its plans to retire the old listing form on June 25th, but said it had made some improvements to the new listing form after sellers raised concerns about missing functionality in the new form. Etsy acknowledged Read more
Some US businesses say Etsy is shutting them out from working with artisans in Turkey due to an exclusive shipping deal Etsy entered into with a single shipping company. Two companies told EcommerceBytes they feel the practice is anticompetitive and Read more
Etsy is running a Father’s Day promotion that offers shoppers the chance to receive 10% off on gift cards ($50 minimum). That means buyers can get a $50 Etsy gift card for $45. Etsy sent a marketing email to shoppers Read more
Etsy invited sellers to place their items on sale to participate in its Father’s Day sale, but some said a glitch caused Etsy to erroneously discount low-priced items. One seller explained, “Etsy’s running a site-wide Father’s Day sale with code Read more
Etsy marketplace sales (GMS) dropped 5.3% in the first quarter, year-over-year. US domestic GMS represented 52% of total Gross Merchandise Sales. When factoring in its other selling platforms, “consolidated GMS” dropped 3.7% year-over-year in the first 3 months of the Read more
Etsy began funding promotions in the fall of 2023, and it just kicked off a £5-off sale in the UK through Tuesday. Etsy told Wall Street in November that it was implementing the new marketing strategy because it was experiencing Read more
Temu is the dollar store of online platforms, and it has marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, and Etsy on the run. That means sellers should also be paying attention to the platform, because it could have a direct impact on their Read more
