Amazon (AMZN) sent a shock wave across the freight delivery sector on Monday with the announcement of Amazon Supply Chain Services, which is a bundled offering that opens its full logistics stack (freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping) to third-party businesses of all sizes.
Early named customers for the program include Procter & Gamble (PG), 3M (MMM), Lands’ End (LE), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), which are already using Amazon's (AMZN) freight and parcel network or unified inventory pools to move raw materials and finished goods through the system. The new service includes AI demand-forecasting and inventory-placement models to improve speed and reliability, accessed through a centralized console where businesses can pick and configure services.
Stocks on the move following the Amazon (AMZN) supply chain announcement include FedEx (FDX) -7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -8%, GXO Logistics (GXO) -10%. Meanwhile, Amazon (AMZN) showed a gain of 1%.