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Money Talks: Why Amazon should be afraid of Temu

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Temu's Impact on Etsy and Amazon

  • Temu's aggressive customer acquisition strategy is impacting competitors like Etsy and Amazon.
  • Temu bids up advertising costs, making it uneconomical for smaller players like Etsy to compete in search auctions.
  • Etsy has struggled to acquire customers due to Temu's bidding practices on platforms like Google, driving up the cost of search impressions.
  • Temu's impact extends to Amazon, which has reportedly reduced its variable spending, potentially in response to increased competition.
  • Amazon's advertising spend hasn't grown year over year, possibly because of this increased cost of customer acquisition.
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