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“Do you need a U.S. warehouse?”

“Do you need a Mexico warehouse?” “Shipping to Europe?”

Salespeople, speaking in Mandarin Chinese, weren’t shy about pushing their logistics services when I attended the 10th Shenzhen International Cross-Border E-Commerce Expo this week. One logistics company even hired foreign-looking models in glittery silver dresses to parade around the venue.