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Amazon Expects To Deliver 3.5B Packages This Year
Amazon Expects To Deliver 3.5B Packages This Year
December 20, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

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...

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USPS Eyes Shipping Fee Increase For Amazon
USPS Eyes Shipping Fee Increase For Amazon
October 12, 2018  |  Amazon

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...

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Amazon Forms Lobby Group To Keep USPS Services ‘Reliable And Affordable’
Amazon Forms Lobby Group To Keep USPS Services ‘Reliable And Affordable’
August 02, 2018  |  Amazon

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...

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Macy’s Continues Testing Of Lockers
Macy’s Continues Testing Of Lockers
March 30, 2018  |  Retail

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...

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Patent Reveals Amazon’s Plans For Driverless Trucks And Drones
Patent Reveals Amazon’s Plans For Driverless Trucks And Drones
March 28, 2018  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon has a new patent in its portfolio – this time for technology that allows self-driving trucks to interface with drones, Chain Store Age reported. The...

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Amazon Key Security Cam Might Not Be So Secure
Amazon Key Security Cam Might Not Be So Secure
November 17, 2017  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon’s new delivery service, dubbed Amazon Key – which enables delivery agents to leave packages inside homes and apartments, and comes with a camera to...

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Amazon Prime Customers Cool To Amazon Key
Amazon Prime Customers Cool To Amazon Key
November 07, 2017  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is all set to start delivering packages directly into U.S. shoppers’ homes next week, but customers aren’t sure if they will be using the...

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Amazon Testing Delivery Rival For FedEx And UPS
Amazon Testing Delivery Rival For FedEx And UPS
October 05, 2017  |  Amazon Delivery

Seattle-based Amazon’s long-rumored delivery service — and feared disruptor of FedEx Corp. and the United Parcel Service (UPS) — may actually be coming soon, according to Bloomberg....

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Amazon Enables One-Hour Delivery Of Runway Fashions
Amazon Enables One-Hour Delivery Of Runway Fashions
September 18, 2017  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon is bringing instant gratification to a new level, offering customers the ability to purchase clothing directly from the catwalk at a London fashion show....

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