Retailers' early US back-to-school sales hasten peak ocean shipping season
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Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon's Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping advance the peak ocean shipping season by two months.