Temu, the global direct-from-factory online marketplace, is expanding its nationwide delivery services in Portugal as it seeks to boost e-commerce access across the mainland and outer islands.

The company has strengthened its partnership with postal service CTT Correios de Portugal to achieve complete delivery coverage across Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira archipelagos.

With the move, consumers across Portugal can receive packages from the brand and pick them up at CTT’s parcel lockers with the brand Locky.

Temu entered the Portuguese market in May 2023 and currently offers more than 600 product categories.

"By extending our delivery coverage to these island territories, we're ensuring that all Portuguese customers, regardless of their location, can enjoy the same convenient access to our platform's diverse product offerings,” said a Temu spokesperson.

CTT Portugal offers a wide range of services, including mail and parcel delivery, financial services and logistics solutions. The national postal service employs 12,637 people in Portugal.

“This expansion demonstrates the strength of our partnership with Temu and our ability to provide comprehensive logistics solutions across Portugal,” said a CTT spokesperson. “Together, we are committed to enhancing customer satisfaction and transforming the delivery experience.”

During the past year, Temu, has begun inviting local sellers in markets like the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Mexico, Belgium, Poland and Austria to join its platform.

The company, which has expanded to 90 markets globally since its debut in September 2022, said it expects as much as 80 per cent of total sales in Europe to come from this local-to-local model.

EaChinese fast-fashion giant Shein has been accused of “wilful ignorance” during a Business and Trade Committee evidence session about supply chain labour rights.

On Tuesday, the Committee questioned representatives from Shein and fellow Chinese company Temu, as well as McDonalds and Tesco, as part of a wider inquiry examining the government's employment rights bill and measures to prevent the import of goods produced under poor labour conditions.

During the meeting, Yinan Zhu, Shein’s general counsel for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) was accused of avoiding answering basic questions about the company’s supply chain.

The comments came after Zhu was asked several times whether Shein’s products include cotton sourced from China or the Xinjiang region, which she did not answer directly during the session.

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