Tariffs are hurting Shein and Temu. Here's where shoppers are looking for deals instead
Data analytics firm Consumer Edge used US transaction data to track shoppers who stopped buying from Temu and Shein and isolate how their spending has shifted. Michael Gunther, the company's Head of Insights, shares the findings.
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