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Trevor Outman, Founder and CEO of San Diego-based parcel consultancy Shipware LLC, told LM that as Amazon continues to invest in their own delivery network, they found a way to develop and monetize pockets of excess capacity, adding that Amazon Shipping was designed to capitalize on these pockets of excess capacity and deliver non-amazon platform orders.

Citing a source, the report said that this program, which is only currently available in only a few United States markets, is being suspended, due to Amazon needing “people and capacity to handle a surge in its own customers’ orders,” adding that Amazon plans to bring on 100,000 warehouse workers and is intent on “shipping essential items during the coronavirus outbreak.”

The Teamsters and several other major labor unions are asking the Federal Trade Commission to open a far-reaching study into Amazon’s business practices. Simply put, the unions are asking the federal government whether its size is resulting in antitrust violations in various shipping and transportation industries.

Amazon says it will be temporarily prioritizing products coming into their fulfillment centers during the coronavirus crisis with independent merchants unable to ship products other than medical supplies and household items until April 5, 2020.

Amazon stated today that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online.

Amazon’s supply chain begins with the customer and works backward, but they are not alone, other companies are paying attention to the customer experience.

Amazon’s supply chain begins with the customer and works backwards. But Amazon is not alone.

Three of our top parcel industry sources bring us up to speed on the fastest moving, most dynamic service sector in logistics.

Along with building out an unparalleled network, Amazon is investing in associates to win the war for talent.

Visiting Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Center, North Haven, Connecticut; the materials handling systems and robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering customer experience, you don't get that by automation alone.

Along with building out an unparalleled network, Amazon is investing in associates to win the war for talent

Given the ever-increasing role that the intersection of e-commerce and last-mile logistics has in the retail supply chain, it does not come as a huge surprise that meeting ever-increasing consumer delivery expectations is a top challenge, especially for regional last-mile logistics players. That was a key theme at a session at this week’s RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) LINK 2020 Conference in Dallas.

The robots are impressive, but what makes Amazon Amazon is delivering a customer experience. You don't get that by automation alone.

Pre-Christmas tension between global e-commerce giant Amazon and freight transportation and logistics bellwether FedEx appears to have thawed.

A fair amount of dissonance between global e-commerce giant Amazon and freight transportation and logistics bellwether FedEx appears to still be intact, according to a Wall Street Journal report published earlier today. According to the report, due to what Amazon called a ”decline in performance, it is blocking third-party sellers from using FedEx Ground delivery for Amazon Prime shipments, with the ban taking effect this week.