Tag: Etsy

October 19, 2023

As holiday shopping ramps up, Etsy is promising to deliver gifts on time this season through its Purchase Protection program, while expanding protections it offers to sellers as well. The company covering the cost of refunds for sellers, helping to […]

March 13, 2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is sending shockwaves through ecommerce, and some retailers are expecting significant setbacks from the loss of its services. The Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve and FDIC have promised in a joint statement […]

February 23, 2023

Etsy has exceeded Wall Street expectations for quarterly revenue, helped by a strong demand for bags and personalised gifts, sending its shares up 5% in extended trading. The results indicate that the marketplace remains popular among cost-savvy shoppers, despite the […]

June 6, 2022

Etsy has launched a new purchase protection program, designed to safeguard both buyers and sellers. Under the current rules, buyers have limited options if something goes wrong with their purchase. Typically, Etsy will direct a buyer back to the seller […]

May 20, 2022

Delivery is fast becoming one of the biggest deal-breakers for the ecommerce sector in the UK, with around two-thirds of UK consumers (65%) saying they wouldn’t order from a marketplace if they don’t offer a convenient delivery option, according to […]

September 23, 2021

COVID lockdowns accelerated the shift from brick-and-mortar to online shopping. With rising demand, competition to attract and keep ecommerce customers will heat up in 2022. Since online growth is expected to continue to rise in the coming year, here are […]

June 11, 2021

The novel coronavirus pandemic gave e-commerce adoption an unprecedented boost and brought huge sales increases to some retailers. New data suggests, however, that retailers of all sizes did not benefit equally from the e-commerce boom. The biggest retailers in the […]

March 30, 2021

Ebay, Etsy, Poshmark, OfferUp and Mercari have all joined forces to fight a new bill which would require them to post information about third-party sellers on their platforms. Last week the US introduced the “Integrity, Notification and Fairness in Online […]

February 26, 2021

Etsy CEO Josh Silverman told CNBC on Friday that nobody knows what’s going to happen with the coronavirus pandemic this year, but he hopes the company will “outpace e-commerce overall.” “None of us have a crystal ball,” Silverman said on […]

November 9, 2020

Retail is on the rebound. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT), which tracks the group, rallied almost 8% last week, fueled by gains in names including Etsy, Best Buy, Gap and Ross Stores. Etsy shares advanced by more than 20% […]

July 21, 2020

E-commerce stocks have roared higher off the March lows. Wayfair, Stitch Fix, Etsy and Chewy have rallied triple digits since the market trough four months ago. Overstock, the biggest mover, has skyrocketed 2,058% since its own bottom. These stocks have […]

October 29, 2019

Etsy offers curated selections by category, occasion, or stylistic theme, but those efforts combined with its search feature may not be enough to entice consumers — or sellers, for that matter. The marketplace has faced criticism that it’s packed with […]