Sources: China broadens its probe into Temu owner PDD, dispatching 100+ investigators to its Shanghai HQ, after staff exchanged physical blows with regulators
China has broadened a probe into PDD Holdings Inc. after its employees exchanged blows with regulators, dispatching over 100 investigators …
The EU opens investigations into Temu and airport scanner maker Nuctech to assess whether they unfairly penetrated the EU market thanks to Beijing subsidies
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Sources: US suppliers are rebuffing Temu's efforts to undercut Amazon, saying Temu cannot undercut Amazon on branded product prices
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Pan-European consumer group BEUC files a complaint with the EC against Shein over its alleged use of “dark patterns”, after targeting Temu in 2024
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Sensor Tower: Temu's US DAUs fell 52% in May compared to March, while Shein's dropped 25%, amid the US' China tariffs and the closure of “de minimis” loophole
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Sensor Tower: daily US users of PDD Holdings' Temu fell 58% in May; the US closed the “de minimis” loophole on May 2, and Temu then slashed its US ad spending
Sensor Tower: Temu cut US digital ad spending by an estimated 31% and Shein by 19% in the two week period from March 31 as the de minimis exemption is closed
For Meta, Alphabet and other platforms, the elimination of the tariff exemption for inexpensive goods is already cutting into advertising revenue.
Temu stops shipping products from China directly to US shoppers and lists only products shipped from US warehouses, as Trump closes the de minimis exemption
Bargain Chinese retailer Temu changed its business model in the U.S. as the Trump administration's new rules on low-value shipments took effect on Friday.
Temu appears to have removed all products in the US version of its online store that ship directly from China to US consumers, confusing suppliers and customers
The American version of Temu abruptly began to show only “Local” products days before the Trump administration was set to end …