FedEx Gears Up for All Out War With Amazon

FedEx Gears Up for All-Out War With Amazon
The pandemic turbo-charged e-commerce — now the two giants are battling over the future of shipping
David H. Freedman
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15 min read·
Dec 1, 2020
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Illustration: Shira Inbar
In August 2019, FedEx made an announcement that puzzled anyone who hadn’t been keeping a close eye on the tick-tock of the shipping industry: The company would no longer deliver packages for Amazon.
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Written by David H. Freedman
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David is a Boston-based science writer. The most recent of his five books is WRONG, about the problems with medical research and other expertise.
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