Ep 187: The US same-day delivery market

Feb 17, 2020

Jean-Philippe Ducasse from the USPS Office of Inspector General discusses recent OIG research into the US same-day delivery market:

• Can anyone make money on same-day delivery?
• Same-day delivery market size, including what kind of goods are being shipped
• The major players in US same-day delivery, and the different operating models
• Typical customer profile for same-day delivery
• Why customers buy with same-day delivery
• Are customers prepared to pay for same-day delivery? If so, how much?
• The cost and revenue for same-day delivery
• What the US Postal Service is doing in same-day delivery
• The potential for public-private partnerships for fast delivery
• The USPS’s strength in next-day delivery
• Buy online pick-up in-store (same-day)