Did Walmart convince FedEx to dump Amazon?

13/06/2019

A fascinating article on Observer.com, suggesting that Walmart was at least partly behind FedEx’s decision to dump Amazon as a domestic express customer. As author Brittain Ladd argues, while the contract was small, it was still worth some $850m – revenue that could be replaced by Amazon’s strongest US competitor, Walmart. Walmart and FedEx already have a strong relationship, with FedEx expected to supply the bulk of the retailer’s packages. It would also leave Amazon potentially in the lurch in peak season, unable to ...