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Amazon announced it is expanding Handmade at Amazon, its online storefront featuring “genuinely handmade” products, to Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the U.K., enabling consumers in those countries ...

Etsy has long been a place specifically for handmade and vintage items. Now, the company will use a different set of categories for products. Etsy has long been a place specifically for handmade and ...

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Since 2007, Google search interest for the term "handmade" has more than doubled worldwide. (The term "machine made," meanwhile, has plummeted since its peak in 2004, according to Google Trends.) ...

We've all seen the marketing message "handmade with love." It's designed to tug at our heartstrings, suggesting extra care and affection went into crafting a product. As Valentine's Day approaches, ...