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Will Amazon Kill FedEx?
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Will Amazon Kill FedEx?

For UPS and FedEx, Amazon's been great for business. Now it's taking business away from them.

Devin Leonard
Bloomberg Businessweek , 2016
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Today, top shipping companies like FedEx count Amazon among its best customers. But could this partnership soon devolve into competition? In this somewhat speculative essay, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Devin Leonard examines the degree to which Amazon’s growth is tied to the continued development of the superfast delivery options available to its Prime members. Given these facts, Leonard offers evidence in favor of the notion that Amazon’s next business target may be the shipping industry. getAbstract recommends this article to shipping industry professionals and Amazon fans.

Take-Aways

  • Between 2010 and 2015, Amazon’s annual earnings increased from $34 billion to $107 billion. Most of these profits hinged on the growth of the company’s Prime service.
  • Prime customers particularly appreciate its free two-day delivery of products they order on Amazon. In some cities, Prime members can even use Prime Now to get items delivered within 2 hours for free.
  • Amazon has launched Prime Flex, which allows individuals to become independent Amazon order deliverers.

About the Author

Devin Leonard is an award-winning staff writer at Bloomberg Businessweek and author of Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service.

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