Big exits & bold bets: Temu stops ads in US while OpenAI enters ecommerce. Plus, debating the marketwide pivot to profit.
Update: 2025-05-08
Description
We broke the news: Temu hit the brakes – hard. In this episode, Mike and Chris dig into
- Why Temu suddenly killed all ads in the US, and what happened next
- Signs that Temu's ad spend shifted to Europe
- OpenAI’s move into ecommerce, joining Amazon, Perplexity, and Microsoft in the AI shopping race
- Does Google’s silence might signal hesitation or confidence?
- A debate: how profit vs growth is now the defining tension in retail strategy
This one’s all about who’s advancing, who’s retreating, and who’s holding the line in a market full of shakeups.
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