Temu took over pricing and logistics so Chinese factories export with one click
PDD's Temu runs the whole export for merchants — pricing, listing, shipping, returns — so a small factory only has to make the goods.
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PDD's Temu runs the whole export for merchants — pricing, listing, shipping, returns — so a small factory only has to make the goods.
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