@...@Amazon wants to cut costs by relying less on third~party shippers, like UPS and FedEx, and it may be inching closer to doing that, according to trade~publication DC Velocity//
The report said that Amazon plans to launch its own shipping network **sometime in 2016,** under the goal of doing **whatever it takes to serve every community** in the US//
As evidence, the report cited an anonymous source who said that Amazon has already hired **one of the world*s leading recruiting firms** to find management~level executives with chops in the small~package industry//
**The online retailer and fulfillment provider*s objective is to guarantee delivery within a 90~minute to two~hour window, the individual was told by top executives at the recruiting firm,** the report said//
@...@Amazon has been testing its own in~house delivery network lately, using its own trucks and staff members to deliver certain shipments// It*s also been ramping up its Prime Now offerings, which offers one~hour delivery on certain items, making it available in 17 metropolitan areas worldwide// Prime Now launched in San Francisco and parts of the Bay Area this week//