{"id":6109,"date":"2021-08-05T17:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/?p=6109"},"modified":"2021-08-05T17:40:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T17:40:27","slug":"how-is-amazon-getting-closer-to-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findfreightloads.com\/blog\/how-is-amazon-getting-closer-to-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is Amazon Getting Closer To Customers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon has spent years building one of the world\u2019s most efficient and optimised supply chains.&nbsp; It means that on top of its approximately 40 per cent market share of US ecommerce, Amazon stands to gain an even greater understanding of the shopping habits of global consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The e-commerce giant is focused &#8220;squarely on adding capacity to meet the current high customer demand,&#8221; Director of Investor Relations Dave Fildes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon doubled down on its commitment to expand its logistics and fulfillment network on its latest earnings call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon&#8217;s effort to develop an insourced supply chain extends back years with efforts to build out its <a href=\"http:\/\/FINDFREIGHTLOADS.COM\">fleet<\/a>, develop air infrastructure, hiring employees to staff its fulfillment network and get closer to consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Amazon adds sort centers and delivery stations, it gets closer to more of the U.S. population. 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