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sliverstorm on July 13, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: One year of Amazon Prime free for students

It seems to me like Amazon could really use it's own shipping co. The Kindle really helps reduce delivery burden I'm sure, but the best model for Amazon involves reducing delivery times across the board. Bringing the middleman (delivery service) into the fold would help them reach that goal.

Acquisition of FedEx or UPS imminent?

wmf on July 13, 2010 [–]

AmazonFresh (http://fresh.amazon.com/) and AmazonTote (http://tote.amazon.com/AmazonToteLearnMore) are already up and running in the Seattle area. Modulo sales tax concerns, I could see them expanding to other areas.

_juof on July 13, 2010 | [–]

Doesn't amazon tote use freelance shipping companies?

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