Amazon Prime will soon promise next-day delivery for its members
in the USA. Marek Rozycki, Managing Partner at Last Mile Experts,
joins me to analyse this move:
Amazon: the catalyst for change in the last mile
The scale of Amazon’s investment in the last mile
Proximity to the customer and density of fulfilment
centres
Shipping by air to please the customer
Walmart’s response - motivated by competition or by delighting
the customer?
Parcel volume for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners - and what
motivates Amazon to find alternative delivery providers
Customer expectations in the last mile - including out-of-home
delivery options
Also in this episode:
Shipster, Australia Post’s answer to Amazon Prime, is set to
close in July
Poste Italiane has announced a joint venture with digital
freight start-up sennder
About the Podcast
The Postal Hub is the podcast for the global postal, parcels, delivery and express sectors.