Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Amazon Flex: The retailer’s Uber-like effort to bring you packages - The Washington Post

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"With Amazon Flex, the company says, drivers can make from $18 to $25 an hour ferrying packages to customers that were ordered as part of its one-hour Prime Now delivery service. As with on-demand car services such as Uber and Lyft, drivers will be independent contractors who select their own work hours.

The new approach is part of the retailer’s ongoing obsession with getting items to customers faster, and could help reduce Amazon’s dependency on major shipping carriers such as UPS and FedEx. And with Uber also experimenting with using its network for deliveries, it could also put these two big names in the tech sector in direct competition."
Amazon Flex: The retailer’s Uber-like effort to bring you packages - The Washington Post

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