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
Etsy sellers received disbursements on Monday for sales they had made but the deposits were quickly reversed, unaccountably. The timing was bad, as April 15 was also the deadline for sellers to file taxes. Compounding the problem was that some Read more
Etsy’s CEO said the company is running experiments to see if customers will engage with chat bots to help them find the perfect gift. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman was speaking at a Canaccord Genuity Virtual Ecommerce forum on Thursday when Read more
Etsy came up with a way to attract last-minute shoppers who otherwise might be hesitant to buy online gifts over fear they might not arrive in time. Gift teasers is a new feature that lets shoppers send a digital preview Read more
