Amazon and e-commerce platform BigCommerce have done a deal which could strengthen Amazon’s position in the last mile. Marek Różycki (Last Mile Experts) and Ian Kerr (Postal Hub Podcast) discuss what the new partnership means for the US retail and delivery markets.
• BigCommerce sellers will be able to use Amazon Logistics;
• How this deal could produce economies of scale for Amazon in delivery;
• The importance of scale in the last mile;
• Is Amazon now a direct competitor to the likes of FedEx and UPS?
• Amazon’s commitment to delivering non-Amazon packages;
• Multi-carrier agreements;
• Capacity concerns (including established carriers);
• Comparisons with AWS and Amazon Marketplace;
• Why Amazon opened up its Marketplace and what it means for logistics;
• Jeff’s flywheel;
• What Walmart should do.
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