i have since the beginning of essy retail buyers have been buying and find things.'re closing the loop that has been around. >> etsy had $1.35 billion in reta retail sales, but you can give us a sense of how big wholesale was in the beta test and how big you think wholesale could be looking at this year and next? >> as you said in the segment before, we're not releasing numbers on wholesale. we're just getting started. but i think when you see that the majority of purchases by consumers still happen off line, we have high hopes. >> you're indicating wholesale can be better so some proper du than other. more the items that you don't have to wear. and you're vetting which sellers can deliver the minimum volumes they would need. does it make you more of a distributor and an enabler for the smaller market of makers? are you less a retail are now? >> we're not -- i think we're not just a retailer, we're also a platform.years ago, you could sell on etsy. and now you can sell to retail and ten to run your business selling direct. so it's just an expansion of the strategy.

. >>> still coming up on the show, essi stops the bricks and mortar bandwagon helping get shells on morethe u.s. >>> and a quick view of how the european markets are trading right now. we have now pushed into the green, the stoxx europe 600 is edging higher by a mere 0.1%. >>> good morning, everyone. let's have a look at the markets. and let's show you what u.s. futures are doing at this point in the morning. the s&p 500 taking fair value into account, modestly higher by 4 points. the dow jones seen up by 22 points and the nasdaq is seen opening higher by 7 points. this is after markets closed well off their highs yesterday, but still in positive territory. the dow and the s&p have their best two-day gains in four months. let's have a look at european markets, as well. a bit of a mixed picture, really. the xetra dax is down by 0.3%. remember that the zew indicator, that hit a 1 1/2 year low in the russia/ukraine problems. the cac 40 is lower, but the ftse 100 actually managing modest gains. one of the top performers there, we talk to the ceo before. insurer prudential reporting higher 1.

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