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Amazon recently extended its pursuit of third-party online sellers to move and store their products to freight forwarders using airfreight, but its latest move is prompting users of its Fulfilment By Amazon (FBA) service to consider alternative providers.
Private networks like Amazon or Walmart have been increasingly chasing third-party volumes to bolster utilisation. Amazon’s most recent push came in November when it invited freight forwarders to move air cargo on its freighter networks in North America, Europe and Asia. However, users ...
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