Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo has been behind its rivals Alibaba and JD.com when it comes to international expansion. Now Pinduoduo has launched a US e-commerce site called Temu.
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Pinduoduo launched its US online shopping site as the Chinese e-commerce giant makes its first major push overseas.
The website called Temu, which went online Thursday, lists items across a number of categories including clothing, jewelry, pet supplies and home and garden, and could mark a new challenge to US e-commerce leader Amazon.
Pinduoduo did not respond to a request for comment when contacted by CNBC.
Meet marks Pinduoduo’s biggest push overseas yet as the domestic Chinese economy faces a number of challenges from a resurgence of Covid-19 to an energy crunch. That has hurt economic growth in China and dampened consumer sentiment.
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