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Wish Sold to Asian Ecommerce Platform Qoo10 for $173 Million

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“By combining our operating expertise and Wish’s technology and data science capabilities , we expect to drive greater success for merchants while providing an even greater marketplace for consumers globally.” followed by former #1 Shein.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

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When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. We have a lot of work ahead to further improve our business operationally, and our first steps are to rationalize corporate overhead and operating expenses,” said Yan in discussing the aforementioned planned job cuts.