Temu

Consumer

Political Pressure Mounts on Shein and Temu

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Shein and Temu have been able to keep the costs on their platforms alarmingly low, but there’s been a hidden political cost racking up.

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Consumer

Temu Faces a Supplier Revolt

Suppliers are upset Temu is swapping to a more Amazon-esque supplier model and trying to drive prices ever-downward.

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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Consumer

Amazon Sets up a Rival to Shein and Temu

Amazon’s setting up a discounted shop that will fly products to consumers from China. It’s meant to copy Shein and Temu’s business models.

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Big Tech

Amazon Reignites its Warehouse and Logistics Expansion

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The e-commerce king has either leased, bought, or announced the addition of 16 million square feet of warehouse space this year.

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Regulation

US Blocks Chinese Textile Firms Over Forced Labor Concerns

The bans not only attempt to address human rights violations but also aim to protect domestic textile producers from unfair competition.

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Consumer

Temu Gets Spooked by Possible TikTok Ban

The-commerce app, which has spent a fortune marketing itself in America, is reportedly starting to hedge its reliance on the US market.

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Consumer

Temu Emerges as Major Ad Client for Meta, Google

Temu is now one of the biggest ad clients for both Google and Meta, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

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