Does a new Amazon delivery service hurt UPS and FedEx?

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Does a new Amazon delivery service hurt UPS and FedEx?

Q: Does a new Amazon delivery service hurt UPS and FedEx?

63% voted "Yes, it's huge" vs 37% voted "No, it's too much". 112 total votes on this debate.

63%

Yes, it's huge Yes, it's huge

37%

No, it's too much No, it's too much

63%

Yes, it's huge

Amazon already disrupted the grocery industry by buying Whole Foods Market in 2017. The next step is to perfect its logistics department, a plan it announced in February 2018. T... Show More

Amazon already disrupted the grocery industry by buying Whole Foods Market in 2017. The next step is to perfect its logistics department, a plan it announced in February 2018. The online retail giant already has planes for Prime Air and semi-trucks to deliver goods to warehouses. Amazon is experimenting with drone deliveries. If it can perfect a delivery service that rivals UPS and undercuts the prices of those big logistics companies, UPS and FedEx may lose too much money when Amazon no longer needs them. Amazon has so much financial clout that it should leave UPS and FedEx clamoring. Show Less

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Jessica McCune

It will inevitably impact them because Amazon gets millions of transactions and by taking those away from UPS and FedEx they will be getting less deliveries.

37%

No, it's too much

UPS and FedEx do tons of business across the globe that has nothing to do with Amazon. In fact, FedEx gets just 3 percent of its business from Amazon, and UPS gets 6 percent. Am... Show More

UPS and FedEx do tons of business across the globe that has nothing to do with Amazon. In fact, FedEx gets just 3 percent of its business from Amazon, and UPS gets 6 percent. Amazon leases 40 planes, while FedEx owns 659 of them. It would take Amazon 30 years and $30 billion to create a top-notch logistics and delivery network that would rival FedEx or UPS. That kind of venture just isn't feasible for Jeff Bezos and Amazon. The e-commerce company should stick with running the online space while leaving the delivery portion to the traditional juggernauts. Show Less

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