Amazon is well known as possibly the largest online store on the market, more trust worthy than ebay and easier to visit than WalMart. And now Amazon is expanding its horizons to delivery of packages as well. With about seven package delivery centers in the U.S., people think that Amazon could begin delivering packages themselves, which would save them about $3 a package and about $1.1 billion per year as opposed to using UPS and FedEx. This service may also get packages out to customers sooner rather than having to wait so long for the packages to arrive.
This relates back to marketing in the sense that Amazon would be both saving themselves money and competing with UPS and FedEx if they did start their own delivery system. And while the direct competition may not be a good thing, it is unlikely that any of the three carriers would go out of business anytime soon. Personally, I have seen Amazon delivery trucks on my street a few times and it seems like a great idea even though at the present time, the Amazon delivery trucks seem like more of a rare novelty to see than anything.
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As a loyal Amazon customer myself, I definitely can't wait for Amazon to start their own package delivery system. Not only will their products become cheaper but even their delivery will arrive sooner. Yup definitely can't wait!
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