Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has generated impressive gains since its IPO in 2015. Etsy impressed the bulls by carving out a high-growth niche in custom and handmade products. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched its own Handmade marketplace to challenge Etsy in 2015, but Etsy's first-mover's advantage, lower seller fees, and more lenient rules regarding self-promotion all enabled it to blossom in Amazon's shadow. Read More...
Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) has generated impressive gains since its IPO in 2015. Etsy impressed the bulls by carving out a high-growth niche in custom and handmade products. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched its own Handmade marketplace to challenge Etsy in 2015, but Etsy’s first-mover’s advantage, lower seller fees, and more lenient rules regarding self-promotion all enabled it to blossom in Amazon’s shadow.