Two months to the day after FedEx said it would no longer fly for Amazon, the courier confirmed it is ending ground deliveries, too.
A FedEx spokesperson said the change is “consistent with our strategy to focus on the broader ecommerce market.”
Upon announcing it would suspend flights for Amazon in June, a rep for the carrier pointed to significant demand in ecommerce beyond Amazon, including retailers like Target, Walgreens and Walmart, with U.S. deliveries expected to grow from 50 million to 100 million packages a day by 2026.
“We are constantly innovating to improve the carrier experience, and sometimes that means re-evaluating our carrier relationships,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an email.
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