Will Amazon’s Parcel Delivery Ambitions Disrupt United Parcel Service? - Market Realist
How will UPS be affected?
Industry veterans say it’s virtually impossible for AMZN to replicate the huge hub-and-spoke model that UPS has built over many years. Another view holds that AMZN’s e-commerce competitors may—or may not—trust AMZN’s delivery network for their own deliveries, which makes it the million dollar question. Presently, both Amazon and UPS are trying newer technologies, such as drones, to speed up and innovate their delivery process.
How will UPS be affected?
Industry veterans say it’s virtually impossible for AMZN to replicate the huge hub-and-spoke model that UPS has built over many years. Another view holds that AMZN’s e-commerce competitors may—or may not—trust AMZN’s delivery network for their own deliveries, which makes it the million dollar question. Presently, both Amazon and UPS are trying newer technologies, such as drones, to speed up and innovate their delivery process.