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One month into the U.S., LeEco hustled for shoppers. For Black Friday season it opened a Grove LA pop-up (Nov 25–Dec 27) showing phones, TVs and VR—display only; buy on LeMall. The Grove’s premium mix (including Apple) was meant to win attention.

LeEco entered on the 20th selling hardware and video, rebranded, eyed Vizio, partnered AT&T, localized “ecosystem” as EcoAction and loyalty as LeRewards. Flash sales offered up to $100 off phones via LeRewards. Critics said flash deals barely build brand; only familiar Vizio TVs sold well. Content monetization remains hard versus Netflix’s 40M+ U.S. subs, and funding pressure mounted.