U.S. retailers look to ship to consumers from Chinese factories, NY Times says

Major American retailers, such as Amazon (AMZN) and Walmart (WMT), are exploring potentially shifting toward a business model that would ship more goods directly to consumers from Chinese factories and required fewer U.S. workers in retail stores and logistics centers, Ana Swanson and Jordyn Holman of The New York Times reports. The plans have been driven by the increasing popularity of Chinese e-commerce platforms. This rising competition has pushed many U.S. retailers to consider shifting to a similar model, following a law that bypasses U.S. taxes and tariffs on goods as long as shipments are less than $800.