Business Wars

FedEx vs UPS | FedEx, UPS and Amazon’s Close Ties to the Postal Service | 7

Sep 7, 2020

Sucharita Kodali, a digital business strategy expert at Forrester Research, dives into the intricate web of the shipping industry, focusing on FedEx, UPS, and their ties to the U.S. Postal Service. She discusses Amazon's strategic moves to reduce reliance on these shipping giants. The conversation reveals how both FedEx and UPS utilize USPS for last-mile deliveries and the potential fallout of FedEx's plans for independence. With shipping rates and operational partnerships in flux, what does the future hold for logistics?

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Sucharita Kodali

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Episode notes

Intro

3min

The Last Mile: FedEx, UPS, and USPS Partnership

10min

E-Commerce Transformation and the Shipping Landscape

5min

Logistics Partnerships and Competition

6min

Competitive Dynamics in Logistics: FedEx and UPS

2min

In our last episode, Amazon had once again taken a financial hit to get ahead in the shipping game, cutting out its need for FedEx and UPS, and turning them into the competition. But there’s one more link in the shipping chain that FedEx, UPS and even Amazon hasn’t cut loose: The United States Postal Service.

Private shipping companies also sometimes hire the Post Office to take care of last-mile deliveries. But that might be changing as FedEx becomes more self-sufficient, and may plan to cut some of its ties with the USPS. Does that mean UPS will follow? And if so, will your shipping rates rise as the Post Office faces cutbacks later this year?

To learn more, David chats with Sucharita Kodali, a digital business strategy and e-commerce expert at Forrester Research.

For more on Sucharita Kodali: https://www.forrester.com/sucharita-kodali

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