You just ordered something online from a retailer and receive your shipping notification - "The item you ordered is on it's way and be delivered by Friday, shipped via our partner, Amazon Shipping.".

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This idea may not be too far fetched and be coming sooner than you think as it appears that Logistics may just well be the next "AWS" for Amazon, as it prepares to take on $FDX, $UPS and $AMKBY (Maersk) globally head on per rumblings in trade journals.

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Amazon is, after all, already moving goods of third parties via Amazon Air, and is testing a standalone courier service, Amazon Shipping, in the UK with a US launch rumored.

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Amazon has the infrastructure in place to make a global logistics empire a reality - tracking technology, ground fleet, a growing air fleet, oceanic shipping.

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I'm linking a couple of articles below if you are intrigued.

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Amazon Air: A Risk To FedEx And UPS?

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Amazon and Maersk are setting up a fight for the world’s supply chains

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...let me know your thoughts!

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Disclosure: Long $AMZN