Published: July 11th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Driven by the success of Temu and Shein, Amazon plans to source more goods directly from China. Without middlemen and without warehousing in Amazon’s own logistics centers, the aim is to have them reach the buyer within nine to eleven days. On average, these no-name products cost under 20 US dollars – conditions that Temu now offers in 50 countries and with which it is slowly stealing Amazon’s thunder.