Amazon is further expanding its delivery business with the official rollout of Amazon Shipping, a service for sellers that picks up items directly from their warehouses and delivers them to… Read More
Amazon added warehouse space faster than it ultimately needed in response to the challenges of the pandemic, outpacing consumer sales and resulting in an extra $2 billion in costs in… Read More
Gisela Hausmann had a unique perspective on Amazon when she started a job in 2019 as a front-line worker at one of the company’s delivery hubs in South Carolina. A… Read More
CNBC reported that Amazon is lifting the FedEx Ground and Home ban it placed on third-party sellers last month, just a week before Christmas. Amazon set the ban for Prime… Read More
FedEx reported lackluster financials for the second quarter of its fiscal year and cut profit expectations going forward, continuing the shipping giant’s struggles amid a battle with Amazon. FedEx is… Read More
Just a week before Christmas, third-party sellers on Amazon have been instructed by the tech giant to not use FedEx Ground and Home for Prime shipments. The Wall Street Journal… Read More
Amazon is coming for couriers. The Seattle tech giant is now delivering 50 percent of packages itself, according to Morgan Stanley estimates spotted by CNBC. Analysts estimate Amazon Logistics will… Read More
FedEx said it is ending a ground shipping deal with Amazon, the shipping giant’s latest move to distance itself from its logistics rival. The contract is set to expire at… Read More
FedEx announced Friday that is ending its FedEx Express U.S. service contract with Amazon, a surprising decision made as Amazon continues to expand its own delivery network. FedEx said it… Read More
Amazon’s first quarter earnings report last week presented analysts and investors with a financial mystery. The company’s profits were much higher than expected, an operating margin of 7.4 percent, almost… Read More
Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense competition.” Amazon listed “transportation and logistics services” as a business… Read More
FedEx doesn’t see Amazon as a major threat, even as the tech giant plows major resources into expanding its shipping and delivery operations. On a call with investors Tuesday, FedEx… Read More
Amazon has a new idea for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning and running a small business, but was daunted by the hurdles, or didn’t know where to start:… Read More
“I’m keenly interested in establishing myself in this program.” “I am a disabled combat veteran and I’m interested in Amazon’s Last Mile Delivery Program.” “This is going to be a… Read More
Amazon is on the verge of rolling out a new delivery service that will compete with carriers like FedEx and UPS, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.… Read More
Amazon is testing an expansion of its delivery operations, including overseeing pickup and delivery of items from third-party seller warehouses to customers, possibly taking over some of the functions of… Read More
The amount of money that Amazon lost on shipping — a.k.a. the net cost of landing all those brown boxes on your doorstep in record time — reached an all-time high of nearly… Read More
A new co-working company just opened in Seattle, and its founder wants to rewrite the rules of a concept that is growing like crazy, but primarily targets only a few industries. Traditionally, co-working is thought… Read More
Amazon’s net shipping costs soared to nearly $1.75 billion in the third quarter, the second-highest quarterly total in the company’s history and the highest ever outside of the peak holiday season, according to… Read More
Another day, another Bezos cover you can’t unsee. I’d argue that today’s Bloomberg Businessweek cover is the best so far. Sure, we had our fun with Romance Novel Bezos and… Read More
FedEx and UPS consider Amazon a customer rather than a competitor. But how large of a distribution network does Amazon need to build before the designation changes? Amazon said in a… Read More
Despite Amazon’s dismissal of the speculation that the company plans to compete directly with UPS and Fedex, Bloomberg says it has seen documents that show the Web retailer plans to… Read More
A difficult end to the holiday season for FedEx could translate into big numbers for Amazon and other online retailers. The shipping giant today cited an “unprecedented surge of last-minute e-commerce shipments”… Read More
A year ago, shoppers were frustrated when packages did not arrive in time for Christmas as promised. Retailers and delivery giants couldn’t keep up after extreme weather and a last-minute surge in shopping… Read More
One of the biggest hidden costs to shopping online is dissatisfaction. That’s because if you don’t like an item, or it doesn’t fit or the color is all wrong, you often have… Read More
Amazon is investigating the possibility of using its own trucks to transport packages to users, according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal. The company is testing its… Read More
Didn’t get what you expected under the tree? It’s probably marooned in a package delivery center. Following widespread complaints about absent packages, Amazon says it is refunding shipping charges and offering… Read More
Amazon made a big splash in the media recently with the unveiling of its plans for Amazon Prime Air — a future network of “octocopter” drones that would deliver packages… Read More
Amazon isn’t the only company with its eyes on drone-powered delivery, it seems. According to a new report by The Verge, UPS is also exploring its options for a fleet… Read More
