Temu

Temu is a Chinese online marketplace operated by PDD Holdings selling clothing, beauty, electronics, homewares and more at heavily discounted prices. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Temu and the marketplaces sector.

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News
UK shoppers spend nearly £5bn annually on Chinese ecommerce platforms
2026-06-24T15:44:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
UK shoppers are spending almost £5bn on low-cost Chinese shopping platforms every year, according to new research from Barclays and Retail Economics.
Feature
The future of fashion consumption: Shein, second-hand and squeezed middles
2026-06-08T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Just like trends, the way people buy fashion is always in flux, but what do the new patterns of consumption tell us about the future of the category?
News
Temu fined €200m for allowing sale of illegal products
2026-05-28T15:18:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Temu has received a €200m (£173m) fine from the European Union for selling illegal products on its platform.

More on Temu

Analysis

Partnership update: Shein and Clarks grow their marketplaces, B&Q selects new delivery partner, and more

2026-05-05T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail

Data

Fun leaderboard: the 80 ‘most fun’ retailers, according to consumers

2026-04-30T10:16:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Thanks to data shared with Retail Week by OC&C, we can reveal the UK retailers that consumers say are the most fun to shop with.

Shein and Temu: can retail ever be the same again?
2026-03-26T07:00:00+00:00By Emma Weinbren
‘Retail’s entrenchment in supply and demand with China means it’s open to threats as well as benefits’
2026-02-23T06:30:00+00:00By Maureen Hinton
Partnership update: Argos’ marketplace venture, Temu’s test and inspection services collaboration, and more
2026-02-17T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Temu launches app for Shopify merchants to sell on the marketplace
2025-12-15T14:45:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

Ranking: the 100 most popular retail websites on Black Friday
2025-12-09T06:30:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne and George Arnett
Partnership update: White Company’s 24-hour pyjama delivery, Waitrose’s invisible delivery tags, and more
2025-12-02T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson and Ellis Hawthorne
Chancellor delays axing of de minimis rule
2025-11-24T07:35:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Temu to crack down on copycat designs
2025-10-23T06:00:00+01:00By George MacDonald

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