Increased technology investments (and the USPS) will support seven-day delivery "We handle more SMB business than anyone and we continue to innovate." "SMB (small and medium-sized business) is the key priority within our strategic growth imperatives and they're going well," Kate Gutmann, UPS Chief Sales and Solutions Officer, told investors in an earning call on July 24. UPS is also investing heavily into international sectors as well as medical deliveries - particularly its drone delivery network for hospitals in need of quick movements of blood and organ samples. However, as Amazon continues to in-house its own deliveries and develop a third-party logistics network, FedEx and UPS both have said their companies are focusing on supporting small-and-medium-sized business and other e-commerce upstarts. (Some estimate around 10% of UPS' revenue comes from its partnership with Amazon.) FedEx, which dumped the retailer as an air cargo partner in June, highlighted Amazon as a competitor in its most recent annual report. UPS CEO David Abney told Business Insider earlier this year that the company considers Amazon a competitor, as well as a customer.
In April, Amazon said it was investing $800 million into its own delivery network to turn its two-day shipping guarantee for Prime subscribers into one day. It also underlines the threat of Amazon as the retail giant begins to build out its delivery network of planes, trains, trucks, and delivery vans. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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