Amazon is set to take on UPS and FedEx with their new “Shipping with Amazon” (SWA) service that will see drivers retrieving packages directly from businesses and shipping them to their customers. The company is expected to begin testing SWA in Los Angeles within the next few weeks, and third-party sellers who offer their goods on Amazon will have the choice of selecting this option, but it should be accessible to other businesses as well later on. A company spokesperson stated that pricing will be similar to that of UPS and FedEx. Continue reading for another video and more information.
“The service ought to be quite straightforward – Amazon will send drivers to retrieve packages from warehouses and businesses, and then will deliver these shipments whenever possible. Of course, there will be some areas outside Amazon’s delivery reach (at least for the time being), and when that occurs, the U.S. Postal Service and other carriers will be asked to complete the last miles of the journey,” reports Yahoo News.
