According to a recent report, retail giant Amazon is throwing its hat into the delivery ring by offering a shipping service to select businesses.

Calling the service “Shipping with Amazon,” the company will be responsible for both pickup and delivery of the products purchased by consumers.

Expected to launch in a matter of weeks in Los Angeles, shipping purchases from companies that sell their products using the retail website, Shipping with Amazon will likely expand to other cities in the very near future.

With its own fleet of cargo jets, warehouses and last-mile contract couriers, this move should come as no surprise, with the report suggesting that the retailer aims to eventually offer shipping services to other businesses beyond those doing business with Amazon, thereby opening up the possibility of directly competing with UPS and FedEx.

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