Amazon opens logistics network to all businesses
Amazon opened its full logistics network (freight, warehousing, fulfillment, delivery) to all businesses, not just Amazon sellers, with major brands like 3M and Lands' End already using the service. This creates Amazon Supply Chain Services as a direct competitor to traditional 3PLs and logistics providers.
Amazon now competes directly with your current 3PL while potentially offering better rates and integration if you're already in their ecosystem. Compare your current fulfillment costs per unit against Amazon's rates, especially if you're doing multi-channel fulfillment.
Amazon leverages its massive logistics infrastructure to capture revenue beyond its marketplace, potentially driving down industry fulfillment costs while increasing its control over the entire supply chain ecosystem.
Request pricing from Amazon Supply Chain Services if you're paying over $8/unit for 3PL fulfillment to compare total landed costs including storage and shipping.
Audit your current 3PL contracts for early termination clauses and rate lock periods before Amazon's service scales up.
Bottom Line
Amazon logistics opens to all businesses, creating new 3PL competition.
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Amazon logistics opens to all businesses, creating new 3PL competition.
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Amazon Supply Chain Services covers freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel delivery, including for non-Amazon sellers, with 3M and Lands' End among its users.
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This briefing is based on reporting from Supply Chain Dive. Use the original post for full primary-source context.
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