Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS

Source: The Verge

Amazon might soon play a role in delivering all kinds of items to your door, as its massive shipping network opens up to companies outside its marketplace, directly competing with giants like DHL, UPS, and FedEx.

The new Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS) will offer freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping to businesses “of all types and sizes,” including Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End, and American Eagle Outfitters.

With ASCS, Amazon is betting that other companies will pay to use its sprawling fulfillment network—much like they pay to use its web infrastructure, which the e‑commerce giant began offering to external customers.

Read the full story at The Verge.