Amazon and UPS were feuding before Trump

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By Alexander Whiteman

10/04/2018

Trump may have brought the fight into the open but Amazon’s feud with UPS is long-running. This report from Business Insider details the issues that have arisen between the two companies. It seems the brunt of the argument stems from Amazon’s support of a decade-old act that allows the US Postal Service an unfair competitive advantage – and, presumably, Amazon cheaper logistics costs.

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