Amazon has announced that it is expanding access to its global logistics and delivery infrastructure, allowing companies outside its online marketplace to use its shipping services. The move marks a significant shift in how the company offers its supply chain capabilities to the broader business market.
The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, enables businesses to pay for end-to-end logistics support. This includes transporting goods from manufacturing facilities, moving them across international routes, storing them in warehouses, and delivering products directly to customers. The service operates seven days a week and covers a wide range of goods, from raw materials to finished products.
The company said the offering is designed to support businesses across multiple sales channels, including their own websites, social media platforms, and physical retail stores. This means companies are not required to sell through Amazon’s marketplace in order to access its logistics network.
Amazon highlighted its extensive delivery infrastructure, including a fleet of more than 100 cargo aircraft, which it says supports global shipping operations and fast delivery capabilities.
Several major companies, including Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands’ End, and American Eagle Outfitters, are already participating in the program.
Amazon compared the expansion of its logistics services to the launch of its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, which began as an internal system before being offered to external clients as a separate business service.
The company has long provided fulfillment services for third-party sellers through its Fulfillment by Amazon program, which has processed tens of billions of items since its launch in 2006. However, access to Amazon’s broader logistics infrastructure had previously been limited mainly to sellers using its marketplace platform.
The latest move places Amazon in more direct competition with major global shipping and logistics companies such as FedEx, UPS, and DHL.
Following the announcement, shares of UPS and FedEx declined, while Amazon’s stock recorded a slight increase in trading.
Industry analysts say the expansion reflects growing competition in global supply chain services, as large technology firms increasingly integrate logistics, warehousing, and delivery into broader business offerings.
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