ContextLogic (Wish)

How it happened

Wish, operated by ContextLogic, was a discount e-commerce marketplace selling cheap goods from overseas sellers, peaking near $14B at its 2020 IPO. Plagued by product-quality complaints and collapsing user retention, its market value fell 99%. In April 2024 the Wish marketplace was sold to Qoo10 for about $161M, leaving ContextLogic as a shell. Glassdoor reviews trace the unraveling: employees described a revolving door of leadership — several counted three CEOs in a few years after the founder's exit — and repeated layoff rounds, with one 2023 cut of more than 250 people. Many recalled sliding morale as the stock cratered, a brand dogged by a cheap, low-quality reputation, and mounting pressure from Temu and Shein leadership never answered.

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