0x0@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoWe are stopping shipments to the US - Kiwixkiwix.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1276file-text
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minus-squaremierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 days agoThe problem is big businesses like Temu can bulk ship and still only pay a certain %. But it will ruin small businesses who do only small shipments and will now see a flat fee that may be half or more the value of the good.
minus-squareBlueBockser@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoBulk shipping requires storage and logistics infrastructure. Either way Temu and the likes will also be hit by increased costs, though I can’t say if the impact is comparable.
The problem is big businesses like Temu can bulk ship and still only pay a certain %.
But it will ruin small businesses who do only small shipments and will now see a flat fee that may be half or more the value of the good.
Bulk shipping requires storage and logistics infrastructure. Either way Temu and the likes will also be hit by increased costs, though I can’t say if the impact is comparable.