Weak demand and slimmer retail margins eat into airfreight spend
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Useful follow-on from yesterday’s lead about the huge investment planned by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Today it is the turn of Kerry Logistics’ Gary Wilcok, who describes the multi-faceted strategies western retailers are adopting in the quest for growth in the world’s largest country – and the host of challenges they face. A fine overview of China’s domestic prospects.
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