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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.

Amazon will continue to go big to get goods into our homes—that has never been a secret. With the busiest shopping and shipping period of the year pretty much here, it figures to be an exciting and hectic time in the race to one-day.

With the holiday shopping season officially in full swing, data issued this week by ShipMatrix, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting, showed that major parcel carriers, including UPS, FedEx, the United States Postal Service (USPS), and global e-commerce titan Amazon, have started strong for delivery of online items for the week ending December 1, which included both Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

In case you have not noticed, there is really only way global e-commerce giant Amazon likes to do things: big. In fact, that may be the understatement of the year. The most recent reason, or example, of that stems from the Seattle company’s third quarter earnings announcement that was issued yesterday.

Amazon revealed yesterday that it will invest nearly $1.5 billion in the fourth quarter alone for its one-day shipping initiative, which is replacing the traditional 2-day core Amazon Prime membership benefit.

Chosen from among 1,300 entrants, the provider of large conveyor systems recently expanded into smaller, ‘quick ship’ products and systems that are sold through their website and in Amazon’s stores.

If it seems like every day there is a household name retailer partnering up with a major parcel integrator to facilitate the returns process for consumers during the hectic holiday season, the reason could be that it does appear to be happening, at least lately.

Amazon is taking the retail market by storm and is subsequently also affecting the B2B space, which can negatively impact your carrier’s capacity levels and reliable pickup and delivery service.

INLT, a licensed customs broker with the ability to file entries anywhere in the United States has been acquired by Amazon for an undisclosed amount.

Amazon recently announced that as part of its commitment to net zero carbon by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 as part of what it called The Climate Pledge, whose objective is to meet the Paris Agreement ten years ahead of schedule by 2040, it has ordered 100,000 electric delivery vehicles, which it said represents the “largest order ever for electric delivery vehicles.”

Former Amazon global business leader brings 30 years of experience in building large scale technical and operational teams.

Ottawa-based Shopify, a multi-channel commerce platform, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions. The purchase price is $450 million, and the acquisition is expected to be made official in the fourth quarter.

The average logistics shipper struggles to provide today's standard 'Amazon' capabilities, especially at Amazonian price points, however, improved final mile strategies and increased transparency into actual cost impacts can help.

In this article, we detail what you need to know about why FedEx and Amazon have officially parted ways and the future of the final mile delivery services.

Ever wonder how people and robots team up on your Amazon order? Dynamic duos work side-by-side, using state-of-the-art technology to help deliver lower prices to customers.