Courier firms: The big sort

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China’s express-delivery sector needs consolidation and modernisation

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The big sort

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Courier firms

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The Trump era

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Courier firms

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SHENZHEN

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“THE vultures all start circling, they’re whispering, ‘You’re out of time’…but I still rise!” Those lyrics, from a song by Katy Perry, an American pop star, sounded often at Hillary Clinton’s campaign rallies but will shortly ring out over a less serious event: a late-night party in Shenzhen to kick off “Singles’ Day”, an online shopping extravaganza that takes place in China on November 11th every year.
The event was not dreamt up by Alibaba, but the e-commerce giant dominates it. Shoppers spent …
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Courier firms: The big sort