I finally bought something on Temu, and I'm not sure the discounts justify the chaotic app

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A man shops on Temu, a Chinese e-commerce platform, during the Eid al-Adha holiday, in Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait, June 7, 2025
Shopping on Temu feels more like gaming than commerce.

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Retailers are offering extreme last-minute delivery on Christmas Eve

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Postal workers wearing Santa hats, sort through mail and packages during a media tour hosted by the US Postal Service at the Los Angeles Processing and Distribution Center on November 30, 2023.
The race is on to see who can deliver the cheer like Saint Nick.

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Amazon is speeding up its delivery with a new ultrafast test that arrives in 30 minutes or less

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Packages ready to be loaded into delivery vehicles at Amazon's Elkhart Delivery Station on Dec. 1, 2025 in Elkhart, Indiana.
Amazon recently added 4,000 "smaller" communities to its same-day fulfillment service as it speeds up delivery in the US.

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TikTok Shop crossed $500 million in US sales during the Black Friday Cyber Monday week

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TikTok Shop logo

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Shoppers are on pace to break Black Friday online spending records and use AI more than ever as sales hit $8.6 billion

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Black Friday sales
AI-driven traffic to retail sites is expected to surge 600% compared to last year, according to Adobe.

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Read the 8-page pitch deck a founder backed by Slow Ventures is using to try to solve retail's $25 billion a year return problem

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Adarsh Alphons
The CEO of Adarsh Alphons pivoted his peer-to-peer rental platform into Postmoda, which sells designer returns.

Courtesy of Adarsh Alphons

TikTok Shop is one of the fastest-growing brands in the US, as social shopping hits the mainstream

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TikTok Shop logo.

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'It's organized crime': TikTok Shop says it's fighting a new wave of AI scammers

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TikTok Shop van.

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A 17-year-old earned $72,000 after investing his e-commerce profits into stocks. Here's why he bet on the tech industry.

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Young Geniuses: Samik Sidhu
Samik Sidhu, 17, created an e-commerce business and invested in stocks. [CORRECT?]

Samik Sidhu

'Girlboss' Sophia Amoruso says she was too quick to fire people at Nasty Gal. She shared what she learned from the startup's epic rise and fall.

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Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso
Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso.

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