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UPS to Lay Off 12,000 Employees in 2024
UPS will layoff 12,000 employees, it said during its quarterly earnings call with Wall Street an ...
Friday January 26, 2024
Smiley Face Defeated by Etsy Sellers in SAD Scheme Case
In July we wrote about how online sellers are being targeted by big-brand lawyers in SAD Scheme ...
Wednesday January 24, 2024
Etsy Launches AI-Powered Interactive Gift Finder
Etsy officially announced a new feature called Gift Mode, "an interactive hub for gifting that c ...
Saturday January 20, 2024
Are Etsy Sellers Easy Marks for Scammers?
Scammers are often successful by getting their victims to voluntarily hand over their personal and ...
Tuesday January 16, 2024
Etsy Says It Has a Plan to Draw More Buyers
Etsy was coy in today's announcement board post titled, " Be the first to know about our BIG new ...
Sunday January 14, 2024
Sellers May Be Using Your Address to Ship USPS Packages
Some sellers are using other people's addresses to ship outbound packages - and people who lea ...
Tuesday January 9, 2024
Should Etsy Open Separate Area for Stanley Cup Resellers?
Etsy sellers are debating whether the company should allow resellers of mass-produced goods onto ...
Friday January 5, 2024
Spy Reporter Lists Etsy Problems - But Are They Terminal?
Between 2005 and the fall of 2021, Etsy built a $37 billion empire on personalized coasters, dog-t ...
Thursday January 4, 2024
Etsy Shuts Access to Discussion Boards in the Name of Security
Three days after EcommerceBytes pointed out a potential issue that helps fraudsters scam new Ets ...
Monday January 1, 2024
Did Scammers Find a Way to ID Sellers Brand New to Etsy?
Scammers posing as Etsy employees are scamming new sellers - but based on victim reports, we're wo ...