'Completely transformed': Leeds business booming as Temu sales soar to £20k a day
The business has quadrupled its warehouse team to cope with demand
A Leeds business has been “completely transformed” and quadrupled its warehouse team as sales through online marketplace Temu surge to £20,000 a day.
Money Cruncher, which also trades online as Spot On-Line, has sold more than one million items through Temu since joining the platform in early 2025.
The business now dispatches more than 6,000 parcels a day from its Leeds warehouse, and the company has invested in new equipment, storage and staff to keep up with demand.
Spencer Saunders, Money Cruncher’s marketplace director, said the business had been “completely transformed” over the last 18 months.
“Previously we had seven full-time warehouse staff, now we have 28,” he said.
“That's 21 jobs created just operationally.”
Temu sales initially generated around £1,000 a day for the business but have now risen to more than £20,000.
Money Cruncher sells home products, DIY tools and gardening supplies through several online marketplaces and is part of the Purston Park Group, a trade supplier which launched direct-to-consumer sales in 2018.
The company is now looking at moving to a larger site to cope with the growth.
Many of the new jobs have gone to people from Leeds and the surrounding area, including a recent University of Leeds graduate who was recruited to run the company's Temu channel.
One of those to benefit from the expansion is Calum McHugh, of Morley, who had previously worked in property but wanted a job where he could spend more time on his feet rather than behind a desk.
He initially joined Money Cruncher on a temporary warehouse contract, and now has a permanent position supervising a five-person dispatch team responsible for keeping the company's growing number of e-commerce orders moving out on time.
The 31-year-old said: “With the amount of orders we've got, it's a blessing. I like to get my head down and crack on.”
"I know people who've struggled to find work, he added. “When the business is growing and taking more people on, it's a positive thing for our area."