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Navigating the Divide: How Low-Cost Ecommerce has Shattered Consumer Expectations

Temu just became the second most visited ecommerce site, bumping incumbent Ebay to #3 after years of no…

Executive Viewpoints January 2
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Amazon has launched Haul, but is it a good call?

Does Amazon Actually Gain from Launching a Temu Clone?

The Editors’ Perspectives column offers insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into…

Editor's Perspective November 15
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Wish has been sold to Asian ecommerce platform Qoo10.

Wish Sold to Asian Ecommerce Platform Qoo10 for $173 Million

After years of decline, ContextLogic has sold its discount shopping app Wish for approximately $173 million in cash…

News February 13
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Wish is expanding beyond its consumer app to offer logistics services to non-Wish merchants.

As Shein and Temu Continue to Grow, Wish Turns to 3rd-Party Logistics as Survival Tactic

ContextLogic, the parent company of discount shopping app Wish, has launched a new third-party logistics service for non-Wish…

News December 7
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Wish will let customers pick up their online orders in a new partnership with Pudo.

Wish Adds 1,200 Click-and-Collect Locations in New Partnership with Pudo

Discount ecommerce app Wish has teamed up with parcel pickup and drop-off network Pudo to offer customers click-and-collect…

News September 26
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Wish launched a turnaround, right as Temu was making its debut.

Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount…

Features August 7
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Wish has a new CEO and new ambitions of returning to dominance.

Top Wish Execs Share Plan for Winning Back Consumers, Beginning with ‘Wishmas’

When Wish debuted in 2010 it took the U.S. by storm, rising to the top of the app…

Features March 31
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Shein and Wish fight back against the threat of Temu.

Shein Raises $2B, Wish Adds More European Merchants as Temu Gains Ground

Shopping app Temu has been stealing the spotlight from fellow discount platforms Shein and Wish of late thanks…

News March 10
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Super Bowl LVII Ads: Temu Debuts, Rakuten Time-Travels to the 1990s

With algorithms and AI now “deciding” what ads each person sees, and delivering them through an increasingly splintered…

Features February 14
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