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FedEx

Amazon turns its logistics empire into a new business, taking on UPS and FedEx in freight and shipping

Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services, bundling freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping into a single offering for any business. Shares of UPS dropped nearly 10% and FedEx fell more than 9%. Read More

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Rec Room shutdown, robot umps, torpedo bats, FedEx meets Amazon, and OpenAI’s odd media buy

Rec Room’s shutdown is one of the biggest Seattle startup implosions in recent memory — and it raises questions about whether the AI boom should be paying attention to what happened with VR. Plus, MLB’s new robot ump system is already creating drama, and we road-test Amazon’s new FedEx Office returns deal. Read More

Amazon and FedEx, together again, this time for e-commerce returns

More than 1,500 FedEx Office locations are now accepting box-free Amazon returns, expanding a partnership rekindled last year after a six-year split. Read More

Amazon rolls out ground shipping service for sellers in broader challenge to UPS and FedEx

Amazon is further expanding its delivery business with the official rollout of Amazon Shipping, a service for sellers that picks… Read More

How Amazon ended up with too much warehouse space — and what it’s planning to do next

Amazon added warehouse space faster than it ultimately needed in response to the challenges of the pandemic, outpacing consumer sales… Read More

Podcast

How Amazon could be Earth’s best employer: 5 ideas from a logistics pro turned warehouse worker

Gisela Hausmann had a unique perspective on Amazon when she started a job in 2019 as a front-line worker at… Read More

Amazon removes FedEx Ground ban for third-party sellers

CNBC reported that Amazon is lifting the FedEx Ground and Home ban it placed on third-party sellers last month, just… Read More

As Amazon disrupts its business, FedEx shares drop on ‘very disappointing’ financial results

FedEx reported lackluster financials for the second quarter of its fiscal year and cut profit expectations going forward, continuing the… Read More

Report: Ahead of holiday push, Amazon blocks its third-party sellers from using FedEx Ground

Just a week before Christmas, third-party sellers on Amazon have been instructed by the tech giant to not use FedEx… Read More

Amazon is delivering half of its own packages, reducing reliance on third-parties, analysts find

Amazon is coming for couriers. The Seattle tech giant is now delivering 50 percent of packages itself, according to Morgan… Read More

FedEx cutting shipping ties with Amazon as delivery competition escalates

FedEx said it is ending a ground shipping deal with Amazon, the shipping giant’s latest move to distance itself from… Read More

FedEx ends U.S. air-shipping deal with Amazon as tech giant builds out its own delivery network

FedEx announced Friday that is ending its FedEx Express U.S. service contract with Amazon, a surprising decision made as Amazon… Read More

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Amazon’s new Prime number: Why the tech giant is shifting its core shipping benefit to one-day delivery

Amazon’s first quarter earnings report last week presented analysts and investors with a financial mystery. The company’s profits were much… Read More

Look out, UPS and FedEx? Amazon filing cites ‘intense competition’ in transportation and logistics

Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense… Read More

FedEx execs not concerned about Amazon’s growing shipping and delivery ambitions

FedEx doesn’t see Amazon as a major threat, even as the tech giant plows major resources into expanding its shipping… Read More

Owning an Amazon delivery business: The risks, rewards and economic realities of the tech giant’s new program for entrepreneurs

Amazon has a new idea for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning and running a small business, but was… Read More

Amazon’s new delivery program sparks early interest as shares of UPS and FedEx dip

“I’m keenly interested in establishing myself in this program.” “I am a disabled combat veteran and I’m interested in Amazon’s… Read More

Report: Amazon gearing up to roll out FedEx and UPS competitor ‘Shipping with Amazon’ in L.A.

Amazon is on the verge of rolling out a new delivery service that will compete with carriers like FedEx and… Read More

Amazon denies plans to replace UPS and FedEx as report points to bigger delivery ambitions

Amazon is testing an expansion of its delivery operations, including overseeing pickup and delivery of items from third-party seller warehouses… Read More

The cost of convenience: Amazon’s shipping losses top $7B for first time

The amount of money that Amazon lost on shipping — a.k.a. the net cost of landing all those brown boxes on your doorstep… Read More

Atlas Workbase aims to challenge WeWork with a co-working space designed for everyone, not just tech startups

A new co-working company just opened in Seattle, and its founder wants to rewrite the rules of a concept that is growing like… Read More

Amazon shelling out record sums for shipping in push for faster delivery

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… Read More

Incredibly silly Jeff Bezos magazine cover illustrates very serious threat to FedEx

Another day, another Bezos cover you can’t unsee. I’d argue that today’s Bloomberg Businessweek cover is the best so far.… Read More

Amazon now owns 10-percent stake in airfreight company that leased it 20 cargo jets

FedEx and UPS consider Amazon a customer rather than a competitor. But how large of a distribution network does Amazon… Read More

Amazon to compete with Fedex, UPS and Alibaba with secret ‘Dragon Boat’ plan, report says

Despite Amazon’s dismissal of the speculation that the company plans to compete directly with UPS and Fedex, Bloomberg says it… Read More

FedEx cites ‘unprecedented surge’ in online sales in latest sign of blockbuster holiday for e-commerce

A difficult end to the holiday season for FedEx could translate into big numbers for Amazon and other online retailers.… Read More

Retailers act early to keep holiday shipping promises, trying to avoid another debacle

A year ago, shoppers were frustrated when packages did not arrive in time for Christmas as promised. Retailers and delivery giants couldn’t… Read More

A new service gives you free return shipping anywhere you shop online, even Amazon

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… Read More

Amazon reportedly looks to rival UPS with its own “last mile” shipping service

Amazon is investigating the possibility of using its own trucks to transport packages to users, according to a report today… Read More

Christmas delayed: Amazon offers $20 gift cards, refunds shipping charges after UPS and FedEx problems

Didn’t get what you expected under the tree? It’s probably marooned in a package delivery center. Following widespread complaints about absent… Read More

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