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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Amazon could ditch USPS and create its own shipping network in massive industry shakeup: report

Amazon is mulling the possibility of ending its relationship with the U.S. Postal system and looking at plans to create its own shipping network, in a move that could spell disaster for the beleaguered federal agency, according to a new report.

The retail giant is one of the postal service’s most lucrative shipping contracts and reportedly provided it with $6 billion in 2025, accounting for 7.5 percent of the agency’s total annual revenue.

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