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How Shein and Temu Are Upending the Global Air Cargo Industry

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The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry. (Shutterstock)

The rapid rise of fast-fashion e-commerce retailers such as Shein and Temu is upending the global air cargo industry, as they increasingly vie for limited air-cargo space to woo consumers with rapid transit times, more than ten industry sources said.

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