FedEx announces 'fdx', an online mail order platform that competes with Amazon
Logistics giant FedEx has announced that it will launch a new data-driven electronic commerce (e-commerce) platform, FDX , in the fall of 2024. FDX is expected to become a platform that competes with Amazon, a rival company of FedEx.
FedEx Announces First-Of-Its-Kind Data-Driven Commerce Platform
FedEx is launching a new e-commerce platform as it competes with Amazon - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24038042/fedex-fdx-e-commerce-platform-amazon-rival-shoprunner
FedEx acquired online shopping site ShopRunner in 2020. The fdx that was announced this time is said to be based on this ShopRunner, and it seems that the transparency of delivery is increased by sharing the scheduled delivery date and time in real time.
In addition, FDX is a 'data-driven platform' that allows sellers to make decisions by providing a variety of data, and when it launches in the fall of 2024, it will use FedEx data to 'become more efficient and cost-effective.' It is said that this will enable 'high-cost delivery.'
'FedEx leverages the scale and insight of moving 15 million packages per day to transform our business into a digitally-driven business that leverages our extensive physical transportation network,' said Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx. 'Through fdx, we strengthen our long-standing relationships with merchants of all sizes, helping them optimize and grow their businesses through digital intelligence.'
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The reason behind FedEx's launch of an e-commerce platform seems to be competition with Amazon, which is becoming more intense year by year.
Originally, Amazon, which operates an online mail order site, had contracts with major logistics companies such as FedEx and UPS in order to quickly deliver large quantities of products to users. However, the number of Amazon packages has been increasing year by year, and it has become a problem that even FedEx and UPS cannot handle it.
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In 2019, FedEx declined to renew a contract to transport Amazon's cargo through its cargo aviation subsidiary, FedEx Express. In response, Amazon has notified third-party sellers that they are prohibited from using FedEx for deliveries during the New Year holidays.
Amazon notifies third-party vendors that they are prohibited from using FedEx delivery services - GIGAZINE
In addition, after Amazon ended its partnership with FedEx and UPS, it built its own logistics operation that makes full use of third-party contract delivery companies. As a result, as of November 2023, Amazon has finally surpassed FedEx and UPS in the number of parcels it handles.
Amazon overtakes shipping giants UPS and FedEx to become America's largest delivery company - GIGAZINE
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