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Re:FedEx's new service takes aim at Amazon by chipperyman573 on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:38PM (#13591995)
It was bound to happen eventually. It's not exactly a secret that Amazon is trying to create their own shipping services.

One thing I'm confused about... I can't tell from the article - is this a way of letting people list their products on fedex.com, or is this a way for sellers to hold their products in a fedex warehouse, sell the items on their own website, then tell fedex where to ship it?

Re:FedEx's new service takes aim at Amazon by samtho on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:48PM (#13592085)
> is this a way of letting people list their products on fedex.com, or is this a way for sellers to hold their products in a fedex warehouse, sell the items on their own website, then tell fedex where to ship it?

This is the way I understood it. Sort of like a cross between Drop-shipping and FBA but the shipper already has it, eliminating the need for the "first mile" problem (getting the package from the warehouse to the shipper). This enables a seller to do very quick delivers at low cost because they're not running to a FedEx drop off point with a bunch of shipments incrementally.

Re:FedEx's new service takes aim at Amazon by nastysquar3d on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:43PM (#13592042)
My understanding of it is the latter. FedEx provides warehouse space for retailers, and ship directly from their warehouse when an order is placed.
Re:FedEx's new service takes aim at Amazon by cptskippy on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:45PM (#13592058)
It's a way for a seller to allow Fedex to manage their inventory. Similar to how you can buy from a third party seller on Amazon and it will be fulfilled by Amazon.