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My name is Sam Gruy.

Today, we're going behind the meteoric rise of online shopping company Temu.

It's a bit like Amazon on steroids.

If you don't know what Timo is now, you will in the coming months because it is one of China's largest e-commerce players that's bringing products straight from the factory floors in China, straight to your homes throughout the world.

The online store has exploded in popularity around the world,

shipping to customers in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North and South America,

with its adverts taking center stage at one of the world's most watched events.

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San Francisco overcomes a 17... In this episode, I'll be following the journey from purchase to manufacture,

shipping, to arrival. To ask, why is Temu so cheap and how can it afford to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising to take on its rivals?

Chinese love that Penduodwa is expanding into the international markets with Simo.

They're proud that Chinese companies are able to slay the e-commerce dragons from the United

States like Amazon.

The rise and rise of TEMU coming up on today's business daily.

But it all starts here.

With you, the customer.

I've used Timo and I've bought party decorations, so the blooms, that kind of thing.

It's a rainy Tuesday afternoon in London's busiest shopping area, Oxford Street.

Where did you find out about Temu?

Found Oak Fruit Temu from a friend recommended it.

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