Amazon Ends Ban On FedEx Ground Delivery
A month after notifying third-party sellers not to use FedEx Ground, Amazon has lifted the ban in January … (click to read more) Related: Amazon Blocks Sellers Using [...]
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Amazon Blocks Sellers Using FedEx Ground; Now Delivering Half Of Its Own Packages
Amazon notified its third-party sellers to stop using FedEx Ground, the latest shot in a growing battle between the companies … (click to read more) Sellers Caught Off [...]
NY AMAZON WAREHOUSE: Sweatshop Run By Robots
The New York Post details the experiences of an ex-Amazon employee who worked at a Staten Island warehouse run by robots where workers are pushed to exhaustion … (click [...]
FedEx Cuts Ties With Amazon
FedEx has terminated its ground service contract with Amazon, two months after cancelling its air express agreement. The move comes as Amazon builds its own delivery [...]
Amazon Drone Delivery To Start
Amazon announced it will begin using drones to deliver packages within the coming months … (click to read more) [...]
WalMart, Amazon Rush To One-Day Delivery
The two American retailing giants WalMart and Amazon are rushing headlong into one-day delivery but with different strategies. WalMart is planning on using ground shipping [...]
Amazon Seeks End-To-End Distribution That Cuts Out USPS, Carriers
The Motley Fool details Amazon’s master plan to eliminate using the USPS, FedEx and UPS altogether with its own end-to-end distribution system … (click to read [...]
FedEx Issues Statement: Amazon NOT A Major Customer
For unknown reasons, FedEx issued a simple statement on January 29, 2019: Amazon is not a major customer. In the two sentence statement, FedEx states: “Amazon.com, Inc. [...]
Amazon, Ecommerce Hit Hard By USPS 2019 Rate Hikes
The PRC’s approval of USPS shipping rate hikes in January spells trouble for e-commerce companies and major mailers, as double-digit hikes mean package shippers will be [...]
Amazon Free Shipping On Everything
Amazon will remove free-shipping minimums during the holiday season in a move against Walmart and other competitors … (click to read [...]
Postal Reform Architect John McHugh Heads Amazon-Backed Package Coalition
WASHINGTON, DC — A diverse group of America’s leading retailers, e-commerce and logistics companies announced that they have come together to form The Package [...]
President Trump Warns Amazon: USPS Could Raise Rates
President Donald Trump warned Amazon the U.S. Postal Service could raise its shipping rates, which benefit from negotiated service agreements for shipping discounts … [...]
WalMart Package Delivery Service Fail
In its efforts against Amazon, WalMart developed a “last mile” package delivery service that tested having employees deliver packages to local customers. It [...]
Amazon Post Offices Serve Customer Delivery, Returns
Amazon is opening retail outlets to let customers pick up and return packages, bypassing traditional services like the USPS for customer engagement … (click to read [...]
President Trump and PMG Brennan Meet Over Amazon Deals
U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan has had several meetings with President Trump at the White House over Amazon postage rates, with the President urging an increase in [...]
OP-ED: President Trump Is Right About USPS & Amazon
From The American Conservative: There’s nothing wrong with the Postal Service offering bulk discounts and pricing specials impartially, based on sound financial [...]