Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 19) it expects to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages worldwide this year through its delivery network and expects to deliver an additional 200 million parcels before the end of the year. Amazon also said it employs 800 third-party courier companies,...
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed a 9.3 percent increase on this service for packages weighing over one pound and a 12.3 percent increase on lighter...
Amazon, along with other retail and logistics companies, announced the creation of a new group that will lobby to keep the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’) delivery services “reliable and affordable.” The announcement comes days before a task force, set up by President Donald Trump, is due...
While lockers are often associated with Amazon and Whole Foods, Macy’s has been using lockers for a buy-online-pickup-in-store program. The retailer is continuing to test the lockers through an installation at a New Jersey store per a tweet from a Fortune writer, industry news source Chain Store...
April 10, 2025
Amazon has reportedly experimented with using its delivery drivers as emergency responders. The tech giant outfitted delivery vans in Europe with defibrillators to see whether those drivers could provide faster aid to heart attack victims, Bloomberg News reported Thursday (April 10), citing company documents. According to the report, Amazon piloted the program, known as Project Pulse, in Amsterdam […]
December 20, 2019
Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 19) it expects to deliver 3.5 billion customer packages worldwide this year through its delivery network and expects to deliver an additional 200 million parcels...
October 12, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) wants Amazon to pay 9 percent to 12 percent more for its shipping services. According to CNBC, the USPS proposed a 9.3 percent increase on...
August 02, 2018
Amazon, along with other retail and logistics companies, announced the creation of a new group that will lobby to keep the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS’) delivery services “reliable and affordable.” The...
