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17 European consumer organisations file complaint against Temu

Chinese e-tailer Temu is under a magnifying glass. 17 European consumer organisations have filed complaints against the fast fashion and lifestyle retailer with their national regulators, according to a report by the Dutch Consumers' Association and the Belgian Testaankoop. The organisations claimed that Temu withholds crucial information and...

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Dr. Martens sues Temu for trademark infringement

Footwear specialist Dr. Martens is preparing to take on Temu for alleged trademark infringement, launching a lawsuit in an attempt to halt the Chinese marketplace from using keywords associated with the brand. The legal action was taken to the UK’s High Court, according to a report by the Times, for which a case filing alleged that Temu had been...

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S. Korea probes Temu over alleged false ads, unfair practices: Yonhap

South Korean regulators are investigating the hugely popular Chinese shopping app Temu on suspicion of false advertising and unfair practices, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday. With sometimes astonishingly low prices and a huge variety of items, Temu has enjoyed rapid growth in dozens of countries since it was launched in 2022 by Chinese...

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Temu owner Pinduoduo nearly doubles annual profit

Chinese low-price online retailer Pinduoduo, the owner of the Temu app and Alibaba's main competitor, almost doubled its net profit in 2023, the group announced on Wednesday. The Shanghai-based giant, which has made affordable products its speciality since launching in China in 2015, posted a year-on-year net profit jump of 90 percent in 2023 to...

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Shein and Temu ship more than one million packages per day in the U.S.

Chinese retail giants Shein and Temu are each shipping an estimated one million packages a day on average, according to data from ShipMatrix, a logistics consultancy firm. Research published in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) show these volumes surpass those of well-known American retailers, marking a transformative shift in the industry. Their...

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Chinese platform Temu to allow European and American sellers

Chinese shopping marketplace Temu will soon allow both European and American sellers on the platform. Americans are welcome as of March 15, according to reports from various media outlets. Compared to Chinese sellers, the process will work slightly differently for sellers from Europe and the US. Where Chinese traders have to send items in bulk...

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Fashion and the Super Bowl: A run down of the industry’s most impactful commercials

The final picks for the Super Bowl, the National Football League’s (NFL) championship event, are beginning to narrow down. Next to this, brands that have snapped up a famously prime ad spot during the game are also preparing to unveil their always highly anticipated commercials. Now worth around seven million dollars, these 30-second slots are...

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Could TikTok be Amazon's new rival?

ByteDance-owned TikTok is set to expand its US e-commerce business aggressively, targeting sales of up to 17.5 billion dollars in 2024. The ambitious plan, discussed in internal meetings according to news outlet South China Morning Post, positions TikTok as a formidable competitor against major players such as Amazon, Shein, and Temu. Leveraging...

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Temu files new lawsuit against Shein, accusing rival of 'mafia-like intimidation'

Chinese sales platform Temu has filed a new lawsuit against rival Shein, according to details released by the United States District Court on Wednesday. The new lawsuit comes after both parties decided in October to drop their previous series of lawsuits against each other. However, the hatchet does not seem to have been buried yet. “We have...

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Amazon prepares to go head to head with Shein ahead of its IPO

Amazon.com, Inc. is set to reduce fees for merchants selling apparel priced less than 20 US dollars as it prepares for a price war with Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein. Earlier this week Amazon announced plans to cut merchant fees on apparel-related products priced under 15 US dollars to 5 percent from January 2024. Fees on apparel priced...

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Temu wins first case against ‘infringing’ website domains

E-commerce marketplace Temu has won its first case against one of the 20 website domains it claims are infringing on its trademarks. The ruling was made at the US District Court for the District of Arizona, where Temu had filed an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the defendants, dltemuapp.com,...

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Temu files lawsuit against 20 domains as it ramps up trademark protection

E-commerce marketplace Temu, hailed as the newest direct competitor to Shein, has said that it has filed a series of lawsuits against website domains that are “unlawfully doing business on its behalf”. The company made the complaint against 20 website domains with the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in which it claimed...