Amazon Haul is the Seattle company's new rival to Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein. A week or more to get a bunch of stuff I don't really need?

Amazon.com is launching an new section to its app and website focused on items that cost $20 or less as the internet retailer looks to fend off rising competition from low-cost platforms Temu and Shein.

"Amazon’s online fashion revenues are now behind both Shein and Walmart," the ECDB report said. Haul, Amazon's new economical online retailer, will keep prices capped at $20. However, most of the products will be less than $10. Amazon's press release cited examples of some of these budget-friendly items: