Etsy doubles down on manufacturing as it faces off with Amazon
October 06, 2015 at 11:24 AM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Etsy Inc, the online store that made its name selling handmade crafts, is trying to stop merchants from defecting as giant rival Amazon Inc prepares to attack it on its own ground with a new site for artisanal items called Handmade.