£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 been slammed by the Auschwitz Memorial for allowing the sale of ‘disrespectful’ Camp Auschwitz T-shirts. The organisation condemned the £19.95 top, which was being sold by a US based seller to buyers in the UK but has now been removed. The T-shirt featured a skull and crossbones with the phrase ‘Camp Auschwitz’ … Read more