David's AW News: Temu, Surfing & Success

 Yes, I'm working this morning from what we call the beach office.

Raul came over from Kuala Lumpur and this week we have been working closely with the development team here to bring some really useful functionality to our Fulfilment and Dropshipping websites.

Looking out of the window I can see some serious surf rolling in. And inside the team of developers and digital marketing guys heads down "surfing" the online world to connect AW to the world.




Temu and Shen are in the news these days.. and finally for the right reasons. The tax loopholes they have exploited are being closed step by step... And this could be great news for the gift traders of UK and Europe.. I have Raul and the team here focused on how we can help our valuable customers (that's you!) grab your share of the multi-billion gap in the market that will appear if what I think will happen - happens.  

Last week I was telling you about our hard-working warehouse team here in Bali.. behind the scenes.. If you missed it you can catch up here.

I was just chatting with Coco in China - she is celebrating Chinese New Year with her family in the hometown area. Yiwu, where we have our warehouse and office, she told me, is in a state of shock. The Trump tariffs and EU crackdown on Temu, Shen and the thousands of remote dropshippers that operate from Yiwu have cast a long shadow over Chinese New Year Celebrations.

I found this YouTube video that explains it well. Although some of the comments are off the mark, you can get the big picture by watching this. The Loophole.

The thing is, one reason why Temu could be so crazy cheap, was the brutal system they applied to the China vendors. If the vendor's products were not moving from staging warehouses then storage and fees would be applied forcing small businesses to sell at a loss. Often businesses going bankrupt would get their stock shipped below cost to pay off fees,(I am told anecdotally) hence those crazy prices. So the end of Temu is not all bad. Even for China. 

Are you ready to take back control..of the gift trade?

AW-dropship.es has already seen a mini surge in registrations and users.. If you can master online sales with Shopify, TikTok or even Amazon, we can ship your orders, no need to hold stock, pack orders or do your own shipping we can handle it all.. and coming soon much more automation. Those guys above are making API's that could make you millions. (seriously).

 

Meanwhile..

A container has just arrived (all duties and taxes paid) with many products back in stock but also with some new and useful products. 

 

Valentine's Day is almost upon us... Now is a great time to stock up for the season of love.. And we're giving away free gifts too! Don't miss out.


Travel plan.. Next week I'm off to Java for a road trip around some remote and interesting Artisan towns and villages. 

I'm hoping we can find something like time.. Full report next week.  

Wishing you a lovely lively weekend. 

Take care.  

David 

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