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  1. Over70irregs

    Your Amazon $ subscription is going to demolish US retail.

    Expect mortar commercial to get wiped. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3268184/amazon-offer-direct-us-shipping-china-amid-rise-shein-and-temu-report-says
  2. Over70irregs

    Will UPS allow employees to borrow on stock to buy a home?

    Bait and switch? Market in trouble? https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-employees-use-falling-company-stock-for-home-loans-mortgages-2023-2
  3. cheryl

    Amazon is UPS’s biggest customer - and biggest competitive threat

    Amazon is UPS’s biggest customer - and biggest competitive threat - Atlanta Journal Constitution UPS and its brown delivery trucks ruled American streets for decades. But Amazon, UPS’s largest customer and competitor, could overtake the Sandy Springs-based company as the nation’s largest...
  4. cheryl

    Amazon Delivery Partners Rage Against the Machines: ‘We Were Treated Like Robots’

    Amazon Delivery Partners Rage Against the Machines: ‘We Were Treated Like Robots’ - Yahoo Three years ago, Amazon.com Inc. issued an invitation that seemed too good to pass up: Start your own company and earn as much as $300,000 a year delivering packages for the world’s largest online...
  5. cheryl

    Amazon is now shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS

    Amazon is now shipping cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete with FedEx and UPS - CNBC Amazon is on a spending spree to grow its shipping business and isn’t content with only delivering products purchased on its own site. The company is now moving cargo for outside customers...
  6. B

    Amazon in area

    There’s a new Amazon in my area & I was wondering if it will effect the drivers at the bottom of the seniority list. I am a 22 4 driver , will I still be working everyday even after the Amazon building is built ?
  7. cheryl

    Amazon Spends $131 Million for Stake in Cargo Airline ATSG

    Amazon Spends $131 Million for Stake in Cargo Airline ATSG - Yahoo Amazon.com Inc. has scooped up a minority stake in a cargo airline that operates a portion of its fast-growing air-cargo division, the latest sign of the retailer’s long-term ambitions to expand its air-freight operations...
  8. jimdandy3

    Just Throw it Away

    Amazon driver delivered to wrong address. Came back the next day and the customer tried to give it back to him. Amazon driver said he can't take it back and to throw it away. I take to customer two streets away and explained what happened. Also Amazon is going to take over and the sky is falling.
  9. cheryl

    Amazon giving front-line employees $500 million in bonuses amid coronavirus pandemic

    Amazon giving front-line employees $500 million in bonuses amid coronavirus pandemic - ABC7 Amazon will pay out more than $500 million in bonuses to thank front-line warehouse, delivery and Whole Foods employees for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Eligible part-time and full-time...
  10. cheryl

    UPS has a new risk factor: Amazon

    UPS has a new risk factor: Amazon - Marketwatch Embracing next-day delivery and competitive wins has boosted business from Amazon, which UPS declared its biggest customer United Parcel Service Inc. has long boasted about its diverse customer base, and had been mum about who its largest...
  11. rown_oser

    Amazon Lockers Are

    Because most lockers are at commercial establishments, many believe to sheet as commercial. Yet it’s not the business receiving packages for their benefit/operations. So, how do you sheet these packages? Asking for a brother.
  12. O

    Amazon executive was killed after colliding with a van delivering the company's packages, report rev

    This article is so sad, but needs to be a wake up.. Amazon executive was killed after colliding with a van delivering the company's packages, report reveals
  13. cheryl

    They call him The Sniper: The man who built Amazon’s delivery machine

    They call him The Sniper: The man who built Amazon’s delivery machine - Seattle Times Shortly after being named Amazon.com’s global logistics chief in 2013, Dave Clark held a conference call with his new reports. During the meet-and-greet, according to a person on the call, Clark described his...
  14. F

    Journalist looking for Amazon DSP drivers / ex drivers

    Hi folks, I'm a journo at a major publication (i.e. you know us) seeking to write an honest account of what it's like to drive for an amazon DSP and how that compares / contrasts with driving for UPS (and others). This isn't about trashing the company and its contractors -- plenty of news...
  15. cheryl

    UPS CEO: 'We have a mutually beneficial relationship' with Amazon

    UPS CEO: 'We have a mutually beneficial relationship' with Amazon - Yahoo UPS and Amazon are frenemies and their codependence means they just can’t seem to break up with one another. So, what does that mean for the future of their relationship? “Amazon is a customer of ours. We have a...
  16. myreqoil

    Working at UPS and Amazon at the same time?

    I've been working for UPS for over a year now and id like to get a second job. I wanted to know if working for Amazon while working at UPS would be "conflict of interest". I don't want to risk losing my job at UPS .. would it be a problem to work at Amazon as a second job while employed with UPS...
  17. cheryl

    Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs

    Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs - Reuters Amazon.com Inc is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders. The company started adding technology to a handful of warehouses in recent years, which scans...
  18. cheryl

    UBS Joins Morgan Stanley in Warning of Amazon’s UPS-FedEx Threat

    UBS Joins Morgan Stanley in Warning of Amazon’s UPS-FedEx Threat - Bloomberg Another analyst is raising concerns about the damage Amazon.com could do to United Parcel Service and FedEx. UBS writes that Amazon “remains a meaningful long term risk” for both companies as the web retailer will...
  19. wasn't me

    "Amazon has always been a logistics and supply chain company."

    Thoughts? It's becoming clearer than ever that Amazon is developing a 3rd-party logistics service to edge out FedEx and UPS now that Stamps.com has dumped USPS
  20. cheryl

    Amazon Gives FedEx and UPS More Reasons to Worry

    Amazon Gives FedEx and UPS More Reasons to Worry - Bloomberg The company’s interest in transportation and logistics hints at grander ambition. It can be tough to keep track of all the industries in which Amazon.com Inc. wants to spread its tentacles. There are groceries and health care and...
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