German market DaWanda closes its doors

After twelve years of running in Germany and other European countries, online market DaWanda will stop all company operations on the 30th of August. The market likewise pertained to an arrangement with Etsy, so present shop owners can continue selling their handmade products.The company revealed the news, stating they didn’t take the choice gently. “We put a lot of time, energy, and devotion into DaWanda and, together with you, we turned diy into a major force on the market in the past twelve years. Today, handmade items have ended up being an integral part of ecommerce. We feel happy with this accomplishment”, DaWanda states.Deal with Etsy.com The business states it wasn’t able

on a stand-alone basis to grow additional which’s why they’ve concluded an agreement with its US rival, Etsy.com. Existing store owners can use an import tool to move their products to the Etsy platform, however they require to manually copy or include the description of their store, banners, legal texts et cetera.In April, DaWanda’s creator Claudia Helming highlighted that after a tough restoration stage, things would go uphill once again for the online market. She likewise spoke about strategies for mobile commerce and personalization.About DaWanda wased established by Claudia Helming and Michael Pütz in Berlin in 2006. The online marketplace quickly turned into one of the leading platforms for handmade products in Germany and Europe. According to the business, the website sells over 4 million products, and in 2015 around two million active buyers touched with more than 70,000 active sellers. DaWanda closes.Share