Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses
Amazon has launched Amazon Supply Chain Services, opening its global logistics network to businesses of all sizes and industries. The new service offers freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities, competing directly with companies like UPS and FedEx. Major companies such as Proctor & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End, and American Eagle Outfitters have already signed up.
- ▪Amazon launched Amazon Supply Chain Services to provide logistics support to businesses across various industries.
- ▪The service leverages Amazon's existing infrastructure in freight, distribution, fulfillment, and shipping.
- ▪Companies like Proctor & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End, and American Eagle Outfitters are early adopters of the service.
- ▪Amazon aims to create a new revenue stream by expanding a system previously used mainly by third-party sellers.
- ▪Peter Larsen, vice president of Amazon Supply Chain Services, compared the launch to how AWS revolutionized cloud computing.
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In Brief Posted: 7:13 AM PDT · May 4, 2026 Image Credits:Matthias Balk/picture alliance / Getty Images Aisha Malik Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses Amazon is opening its global logistics network to all businesses, the company announced on Monday. The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx. The service opens Amazon’s freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities to businesses of all types and sizes. The company says the service will support businesses in industries such as healthcare, automotive, manufacturing, and retail.
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