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Temu is The New SHEIN on The Viral List

We’re rounding up the most viral moments of the week…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Jul 14 2023
North America

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Courtesy of TikTok Fast fashion brand Temu is all over TikTok with users posting their hauls—could it take SHEIN’s throne? Temu, which is essentially “SHEIN part two,” has been receiving an outpouring of favorable responses on TikTok for its mysteriously low prices. If you haven’t heard of it yet, Temu is a newer brand that gained attention through its Super Bowl ad and is an American-market spinoff of the Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo. The shopping app has even overtaken SHEIN, Walmart, and Amazon as the No. 1 free shopping app on both the App Store and Google Play. And just...