£1.2bn! Not bad for a second-hand clothes app: Depop bosses to cash in on takeover by US giant Etsy Simon Beckerman, a 47-year-old British-Italian entrepreneur, who was born in Milan and lives in London, founded Depop in 2011 Beckerman is likely to net a tidy profit along with chief executive Maria Raga, other senior employees and … Read more
The entrepreneur who knitted a cardigan for Princess Eugenie’s son August said she had no idea her designs were about to be propelled into the spotlight until she saw a picture on Instagram. Charlene Holden, from Horsforth, is the owner of Uncool Wool, an Etsy shop she started in 2020, selling hand knitted jumpers and … Read more
Online marketplace Etsy has removed T-shirt with a ‘Camp Auschwitz’ slogan after being slammed by the Holocaust memorial for allowing the sale of ‘disrespectful’ items. The Auschwitz Memorial condemned the shirt, which was being sold by a US-based seller that shipped them to buyers across the world, including the United Kingdom. The T-shirt featured a skull … Read more
While millions of Americans are stocking up on hand sanitizer and toilet paper amid the coronavirus outbreak, other crafty citizens are trying to capitalize on the crisis. Creative vendors on Amazon and Etsy are producing their own coronavirus merchandise, poking fun at the epidemic by selling coffee mugs, tote bags, key chains and stress balls. … Read more