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7 Things You Need to Know Before Shopping on TEMU
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Urgent action needed as UK retailers’ energy bills push up price of everyday essentials for shoppers
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (322+ words) Retailers face a £440 million increase in electricity costs this year, despite their energy use remaining virtually unchanged, according to a new report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The trade body says it’s concerned that this will feed directly into…...
China's favourite 'ugly' products celebrated with exhibition
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (280+ words) From sandals inspired by cabbage leaves to a tower of misshapen cat pillows, a new exhibition in Hangzhou is celebrating the weirdest and most aesthetically unappealing products available for sale online in China. The 'Era of Uglies Has Arrived' exhibition,…...
New £4,200 fine rule for Lidl supermarkets after court ruling
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (319+ words) Lidl has been BANNED from selling dupes of iconic fashion staple – and risks a £4,200 fine for every day it fails to comply. Lidl has been ordered to stop selling the lookalike copies in the Netherlands. The German supermarket chain has…...
$30M in illegal cigarettes seized by RCMP in central Alberta
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (207+ words) CTV News Mounties have seized thousands of cartons of illegal cigarettes in central Alberta after a months-long investigation RCMP received reports that someone in the Westlock area was selling unstamped cigarettes in January This information was corroborated by a separate…...
EU Product Identifier Rules Could Complicate eBay Sales Of Used, Vintage Goods
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (632+ words) eBay sellers shipping to European Union buyers will face new customs data requirements starting November 1, including product identifiers that may be difficult or impossible to provide for some used, vintage and one-of-a-kind goods. eBay announced the upcoming change in September,…...
My Cousin Buys Everything From China. Took Me Two Years to Get It.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (280+ words) So my cousin wanted 400 lunch boxes. Steel ones, the kind with the little clips. He messaged some supplier in Zhejiang on a Tuesday … My Cousin Buys Everything From China. Took Me Two Years to Get It. So my cousin wanted…...
EU parcel tax ‘will not slow Chinese retailers’: Swiss Post boss
1+ week, 2+ day ago (298+ words) “However, things should gradually return to normal,” Swiss Post director Pascal Grieder told the Schweiz am Wochenende. This is what happened in the United States, where a similar tax had an even greater impact initially, he said in the newspaper…...
Over 90% of purchases abroad made on Temu, Shein or AliExpress
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) Nine out of ten euros of online spending that left the European Union in 2025 went to Temu, Shein and AliExpress. In that year, 49.7 billion euros were spent on those platforms. In total, Europeans spent 55.1 billion euros abroad on physical goods....
Two gold chains, two kadas worth over Rs 63 lakh seized at Delhi airport
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