You could very easily walk past Temu’s European headquarters on St Stephen’s Green without knowing it is there. Tucked away on the first floor of an office building it shares with Expedia, you will find the base for the Chinese e-commerce company’s European operations, one that has been quietly operating the gears behind its rapid expansion. The Irish subsidiary recently filed its first set of accounts since setting up the entity in Ireland in mid-2022 and it provides a long-sought-after glimpse into the scale of Temu’s European business. Filings for Whaleco Technology Limited, the Irish entity behind Temu’s European business,…

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