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Could Amazon and Uber Finally Dethrone FedEx and UPS?
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<blockquote data-quote="Returntosender" data-source="post: 1250814" data-attributes="member: 29240"><p>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 <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/12/technology/uber-delivery/" target="_blank"><u>Travis Kalanick</u></a>: ”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.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://investorplace.com/ipo-playbook/uber-killing-fields-fedex-ups/#.UsfX7Zp3uUk" target="_blank">http://investorplace.com/ipo-playbook/uber-killing-fields-fedex-ups/#.UsfX7Zp3uUk</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Returntosender, post: 1250814, member: 29240"] 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 [URL='http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/12/technology/uber-delivery/'][U]Travis Kalanick[/U][/URL]: ”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. [url]http://investorplace.com/ipo-playbook/uber-killing-fields-fedex-ups/#.UsfX7Zp3uUk[/url] [/QUOTE]
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