It seems that Amazon is seeking to dominate the delivery of goods. In addition to the grocery delivery project, as well as testing of flying messengers, the world's largest online retailer began testing its own transportation network, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports.
Speaking against express delivery giants such as United Parcel Service (UPS) and FedEx, Amazon wants to take over the entire chain of movement of goods from the seller to the buyer. In addition, the company is working on the delivery of goods to customers on the day of purchase.
Amazon is growing much faster than UPS and FedEx, which are responsible for delivering most of our packages. At this rate, Amazon will not be able to rely solely on solutions offered by traditional logistics service providers. Because it creates restrictions for our growth, increases costs and prevents the introduction of innovations. Solution found. This Last Mile — a program that revolutionizes the delivery of packages to millions of our customers — quotes a WSJ quote on an Amazon blog post.
Apparently, Amazon is testing a new delivery service in the city of San Francisco. Several clients of the company have already reported receiving parcels with the inscriptions “AMZL” and “AMZN_US”, which indicates their involvement in this project. Home delivery is also being tested in Britain, the newspaper said.
One of the reasons why Amazon decided to develop its own delivery service is the rise in prices for transportation services and delays in deliveries by third-party companies. Last season of the Christmas holidays, the retailer complained about the work of UPS, which left some of its customers without gifts for Christmas. And the rise in shipping costs led Amazon to revise the prices of goods in its stores.
In a recent report on financial results for the first quarter, Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Shkutak said a few words on the topic of in-house services:
Over the years, we have been working to be closer to our customers. And we continue to do it now, and in different ways.
Own transport service will not only help Amazon reduce shipping costs, but also provide the company with another tool for transferring customers from retail stores to online, where artificial intelligence will soon be advising buyers.
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