Etsy sells $346 million worth of face masks during record quarter

Etsy has sold a whopping $346 million worth of masks during lockdown accounting for around 14 per cent of all sales from small sellers.
Etsy has firmly established itself as one of the few winners of the pandemic, boosted significantly by its strategy of encouraging its sellers to create and sell masks.
During its second quarter, the online marketplace for independent sellers saw gross merchandise sales rise 145 per cent to $2.7 billion.
This included $2.5 billion in sales from its eponymous pla