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How Shein and Temu Are Upending the Global Air Cargo Industry

Shein and Temu’s growth is squeezing out space for other industries on air freighters, just as global firms are scrambling to find alternative logistics options due to the Red Sea disruptions.
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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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