eBay agrees to acquire secondhand clothing app Depop from Etsy for ~$1.2B in cash; Etsy bought Depop, popular with Gen Z, in 2021 for $1.6B; ETSY jumps 5%+
The $1.2 billion deal comes as eBay looks to expand its appeal among younger users. — Secondhand clothing apps hit a stride during …
eBay agrees to acquire secondhand clothing app Depop from Etsy for ~$1.2B in cash; Etsy bought Depop in 2021 for $1.6B; ETSY jumps 17%+ after hours
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Google told advertisers that it is integrating shopping features into Search's AI Mode and Gemini; users can now buy items from Etsy and Wayfair within Gemini
Google told advertisers that it is integrating shopping features into Search's AI Mode and Gemini; users can now buy items from Etsy and Wayfair within Gemini
Google is adding a way for consumers to buy things while seeking artificial intelligence-powered answers on search and in its Gemini chatbot …
Etsy appoints Chief Growth Officer Kruti Patel Goyal as its new CEO, starting January 1, 2026, replacing Josh Silverman after eight years in the role
growth chief to replace Silverman Reuters : Etsy names insider Kruti Goyal as CEO Sean Mason / Proactive : Etsy Q3 earnings beat but sales fall, company replaces CEO Deb Wasser / Etsy, Inc. : Etsy Ann...
OpenAI rolls out Instant Checkout to let users make single-item purchases directly in ChatGPT, starting with US Etsy sellers, and plans to add Shopify merchants
the chatbot will start letting its 700,000,000 users shop directly from their chats Jibin Joseph / PCMag : ChatGPT Now Lets You Make Purchases Without Leaving the App Nishit Singh Raghuwanshi / Times ...
As Trump closes the de minimis exemption on May 2, small online sellers on platforms like Etsy and eBay scramble; DHL and FedEx shipments face ~145% tariffs
Danielle Kaye / New York Times :
Etsy agrees to sell Reverb, an online musical instruments marketplace that it acquired for $275M in 2019, to investors Creator Partners and Servco
Music Marketplace Eyes ‘Exciting Changes’ Under New Owners Creator Partners and Servco Elizabeth Dilts Marshall / Billboard : Reverb Sold By Etsy to Fender Parent and Firm Led By SoundCloud Alum Blues...
Analysis: Etsy's stock, which peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic, has lost its pandemic-era gains, while eBay's stock is up ~85% since January 2020
Hyunsoo Rim / Sherwood News :
Companies like Etsy and eBay are emulating tactics popularized by Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest, like algorithm-based personalization, to claw back relevancy
Companies are starting to emulate some of the tactics popularized by Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest to help boost sales Bluesky: @theopriestley.com and @dannygroner Bluesky: Theo / @theopriestley.com...