Amazon launches under-$20 online storefront to compete with Temu | Amazon

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has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant’s turf.

In a blogpost on Wednesday, the company said the new

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Haul storefront would mostly feature products that cost less than $10 and offer free delivery on orders over $25.

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plans to ship the products to US customers from a warehouse it operates in China, according to documentation the company provided to sellers.

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said Haul orders could arrive within one to two weeks.

Many of the available products on the storefront on Wednesday resembled the types of items typically found on Shein and Temu, the China-founded e-commerce platforms that have grown in popularity in recent years.

Shein’s core customers are young women enticed by the low-cost apparel sold on the site. Temu offers clothing, accessories, kitchen gadgets and a broad array of other products for bargain-hungry shoppers.

Temu and Shein have received criticism over the environmental impact of the ultra-fast fashion business model the two companies follow. They have also faced scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators in the US and abroad over other issues, including some of the products on their platforms.

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’s new storefront, which is only available on its shopping app and mobile website, features unbranded products, such as a phone case and a hairbrush that cost $2.99, and a sleeveless dress that retails for $14.99. The company is seeking to drive home its message on value, with banners on its page advertising “crazy low prices” and activewear “that won’t stretch your budget”.

“Finding great products at very low prices is important to customers, and we continue to explore ways that we can work with our selling partners so they can offer products at ultra-low prices,” Dharmesh Mehta,

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’s vice-president of worldwide selling partner services, said in a statement. “It’s early days for this experience, and we’ll continue to listen to customers as we refine and expand it in the weeks and months to come.”

Importing goods from China could soon become more expensive for

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. In September, the Biden administration said it was cracking down on cheap products sold out of China, a move designed to reduce US dependence on Beijing but could also trigger higher prices for the US consumers who have flocked to Shein and Temu.

President-elect Donald Trump has also proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China.

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