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Amazon's CFO Says Shipping Orders Itself Is Cheaper Than Using FedEx or UPS
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3939701" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/05/amazons-cfo-says-shipping-orders-itself-is-cheaper.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>Amazon's CFO Says Shipping Orders Itself Is Cheaper Than Using FedEx or UPS - Motley Fool</strong></a></p><p></p><p><em>The company's growing logistics and delivery network is something to keep an eye on.</em></p><p></p><p>Amazon.com's shipping costs increased 23% year over year in the fourth quarter. While that's an improvement from the 31% increase during the same period last year, it's still more than the 14% increase in paid units the online retailer managed.</p><p></p><p>Amazon is working to reduce shipping expenses by moving more of its logistics and deliveries in-house with <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/21/fedexs-management-doesnt-think-amazons-a-threat.aspx" target="_blank">Amazon Air</a> and a homegrown network of <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/06/29/amazon-has-a-new-plan-to-cut-its-shipping-costs.aspx" target="_blank">delivery service providers</a>. On the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky provided some additional details about how Amazon manages its shipments between its own network and partners including FedEx and UPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3939701, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/05/amazons-cfo-says-shipping-orders-itself-is-cheaper.aspx'][B]Amazon's CFO Says Shipping Orders Itself Is Cheaper Than Using FedEx or UPS - Motley Fool[/B][/URL] [I]The company's growing logistics and delivery network is something to keep an eye on.[/I] Amazon.com's shipping costs increased 23% year over year in the fourth quarter. While that's an improvement from the 31% increase during the same period last year, it's still more than the 14% increase in paid units the online retailer managed. Amazon is working to reduce shipping expenses by moving more of its logistics and deliveries in-house with [URL='https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/12/21/fedexs-management-doesnt-think-amazons-a-threat.aspx']Amazon Air[/URL] and a homegrown network of [URL='https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/06/29/amazon-has-a-new-plan-to-cut-its-shipping-costs.aspx']delivery service providers[/URL]. On the company's fourth-quarter earnings call, CFO Brian Olsavsky provided some additional details about how Amazon manages its shipments between its own network and partners including FedEx and UPS. [/QUOTE]
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