Overview

• At least two dozen tracked best-sellers are priced about 18% lower than in late April, with some cuts reaching 60%.
• Temu has stopped charging buyers import fees that had sometimes pushed taxes higher than the item cost.
• U.S. advertising has rebounded from a second-quarter lull, with daily new ads rising to several thousand and topping 10,000 on some days, according to Appgrowing Global.
• The company is building out logistics with third-party couriers spanning cross-border shipping, U.S. warehousing and last-mile delivery, and it is steering sellers toward these services.
• U.S. sales fell more than 30% in some June weeks and remained down over 10% in July and August, while Shein’s sales recovered with higher prices and Amazon gained share, according to reported data and analysts.