Depop bosses to cash in on takeover by US giant Etsy

£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

Etsy seller who created Princess Eugenie’s August sweater said she didn’t know it was for a royal

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

Amazon and Etsy is flooded with coronavirus merchandise  

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