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Propane heaters are the new toilet paper

Restaurants are “winterizing” to accommodate outdoor dining in the chilly months. And some items they need are in high demand—and seeing surging prices.

Propane heaters are the new toilet paper

Tesla stock sputters after S&P Dow Jones Indices adds Etsy, Teradyne, and Catalent instead

Months and months of nonstop growth are coming to an end.

Tesla stock sputters after S&P Dow Jones Indices adds Etsy, Teradyne, and Catalent instead

Etsy offsets the entire carbon footprint of its shipping—and it wants other retailers to do the same

Every time a seller on its platform ships a package to a buyer, Etsy—a winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards—invests in renewable energy projects around the world. Now it wants to show others how it does it.

Etsy offsets the entire carbon footprint of its shipping—and it wants other retailers to do the same

Fast Company Magazine

The 10 most innovative retail companies of 2020

This year’s honorees include Shopify, CaaStle, ThredUp, Warby Parker, and Food52.

The 10 most innovative retail companies of 2020

How to stop Uber, Hulu, Pornhub, and more from selling your data

California’s new privacy law’s most powerful and controversial feature is the right to stop companies from selling data they collect on you to other companies. Here’s how you can take advantage.

How to stop Uber, Hulu, Pornhub, and more from selling your data

Why Etsy gives its social-impact goals equal standing with its financial performance

The artisanal marketplace had always been known for its values-driven DNA, and then CEO Josh Silverman elevated its good work into measurable metrics.

Why Etsy gives its social-impact goals equal standing with its financial performance

This magnetic wallpaper won Etsy’s first global design competition

It’s dino-mite.

This magnetic wallpaper won Etsy’s first global design competition

How Etsy taught style to an algorithm

From “romantic” to “rustic,” the marketplace for handcrafted goods that express distinctive aesthetics is teaching its search engine to know what’s what.

How Etsy taught style to an algorithm

What is biophilic design, and can it really make you happier and healthier?

The idea that people have an innate affinity for nature dates back to the 1980s, but designing spaces according to the principles of nature is reaching a peak now.

What is biophilic design, and can it really make you happier and healthier?

Etsy just became the first global e-commerce company to offset all of its shipping emissions

Ninety-eight percent of the company’s footprint comes from sending packages.

Etsy just became the first global e-commerce company to offset all of its shipping emissions

Stop giving people useless crap: A plea for functional gifts

Custom t-shirts, gag gifts, and other “cute” presents aren’t just dumb–they’re wasteful.

Stop giving people useless crap: A plea for functional gifts

Fast Company Magazine

21 inspired holiday gift ideas from staff at 4 cool companies

Need some gift-giving inspiration this year? We asked staff from four design-forward companies to give us their suggestions.

21 inspired holiday gift ideas from staff at 4 cool companies

Fast Company Magazine

Need a creative gift idea? Here’s what Etsy employees are giving this year

Etsy is famous for its creative curation, so we asked its staff to give us six tips for great holiday gifts this year.

Need a creative gift idea? Here’s what Etsy employees are giving this year

Amazon, eBay, and Etsy stock are tanking after Supreme Court sales tax decision

The decision overturns a 1992 rule that let internet commerce essentially operate tax free.

Amazon, eBay, and Etsy stock are tanking after Supreme Court sales tax decision

Etsy stock skyrockets to an all-time high after it hikes seller fees

It looks like shareholders were emboldened by the news.

Etsy stock skyrockets to an all-time high after it hikes seller fees

Etsy is raising its seller fees in an effort to court new users

With a new subscription package for sellers, and a bigger marketing budget, Etsy wants to keep makers happy–which means winning over new buyers.

Etsy is raising its seller fees in an effort to court new users

Etsy’s biggest Wall Street sin? It’s not Amazon

Wall Street remains tepid on Etsy, even when the outlook is good.

Etsy’s biggest Wall Street sin? It’s not Amazon

Report: Etsy isn’t feeling much pain from Amazon’s artisanal ambitions

When Amazon launched Handmade, its marketplace for handcrafted goods, in late 2015, it was nothing short of a direct shot at Etsy. The Seattle e-commerce giant had been courting Etsy vendors for months to coax them onto Handmade; meanwhile, Etsy’s operating costs were rising, and its stock price had dropped by about 50% since the … Continue reading “Report: Etsy isn’t feeling much pain from Amazon’s artisanal ambitions”

Report: Etsy isn’t feeling much pain from Amazon’s artisanal ambitions

Etsy’s still a young white man’s (and woman’s) world

Etsy’s been at the forefront of employers that offer extended paid leave benefits and other family-friendly work policies. However, that hasn’t helped the makers’ marketplace–whose sellers are 87% women–to move its workforce diversity needle much. The company touted its gains for women in its 2016 workforce progress report. Globally, 56% of its staff identified as women, a … Continue reading “Etsy’s still a young white man’s (and woman’s) world”

Etsy’s still a young white man’s (and woman’s) world

Here’s Why That Story About A Fake Male Cofounder Went Insanely Viral

The tale of “Keith Mann” resonated with so many readers because so many could relate to it.

Here’s Why That Story About A Fake Male Cofounder Went Insanely Viral

Impact

Fast Company Magazine

Ady Barkan was one of the most powerful activists in 2020. Here’s how he changes hearts and minds

The 7 things Biden should do first to tackle climate change

The 10 most exciting world-changing ideas of 2020

News

Despite warnings, air travel is the highest since COVID-19 lockdowns

Here’s what would need to happen for $2,000 stimulus checks to pass

The U.S. is not vaccinating nearly enough people yet to make an impact on the pandemic

Co.Design

COVID-19 upended fashion trends, but will they last? History offers some clues

Fast Company Magazine

These high-performance skis are made out of algae

Facebook is the worst brand of the year

Work Life

Why (and how) your resolutions should look different this year

How to determine if you should work to help a struggling employee

How saying ‘yes’ to everything is curtailing your creative impulses