Amazon opens up its logistics networks to any business

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The first to sign up are P&G, 3M, Lands' End and American Eagle.

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Amazon After reducing its dependency on the US Postal Service and other carriers , Amazon is opening up its own logistics and delivery services to other businesses. "Today, Amazon is announcing Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its full portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities to businesses of all types and sizes, not only Amazon sellers," the company wrote in a press release .

Amazon is launching the new service with a few major businesses including Procter & Gamble, 3M, Lands' End and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. For 3M and P&G, Amazon's freight services will ship products from manufacturing sites to distribution networks, and fulfill orders directly to customers for Lands' End and American Eagle.

Much like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon built its logistics service for internal use but now plans to sell it to other companies across industries including healthcare, automotive, manufacturing and retail. Amazon noted that its supply chain was never just a function but a "differentiator" to its core shopping experience, "the reason we could offer fast, dependable delivery that nobody else could."

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