Amazon is testing paying rural mom-and-pop shops a per-package fee to deliver orders within a 10-mile radius to neighbors in Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama
all those Amazon vans and trucks — it has largely counted on others like the @USPS to handle the expensive “last mile” in rural America. Things are starting to change... https://twitter.com/...
New: Amazon has quietly been recruiting rural America mom-and-pop shop owners during the pandemic to deliver packages for the ecom giant. No experience necessary, just a willingness to deliver 7 days a week, 360 days a year, for around $2.50 per parcel https://www.vox.com/...
As Amazon has built up its own delivery network in cities and suburbs — all those Amazon vans and trucks — it has largely counted on others like the @USPS to handle the expensive “last mile” in rural America. Things are starting to change... https://twitter.com/...