Financial Times Amazon and eBay raid Etsy's homespun turfFinancial TimesA month later, the ecommerce group snatched away eBay's most high-profile artisanal brand, Martha Stewart American Made, and signed on the media and merchandising executive as part of Amazon Handmade. While the handmade market is small relative … More: continued here
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