Returntosender
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The other ominous threat is the emergence of ride-sharing services, especially Uber. These allow a person — via a smartphone — to “hail” a car for a ride. The drivers use their own vehicles (which are tracked in real-time on the app) and get a piece of the fee, which is connected to the customer’s credit card. It’s a super convenient, capital-light approach to the traditional taxi business. According to Uber CEO and founder Travis Kalanick: ”Why couldn’t this be used for delivery of products too? Uber has already been testing this out with having drivers send ice cream, Christmas trees and roses to customers.
http://investorplace.com/ipo-playbook/uber-killing-fields-fedex-ups/#.UsfX7Zp3uUk
http://investorplace.com/ipo-playbook/uber-killing-fields-fedex-ups/#.UsfX7Zp3uUk