{"id":18798,"date":"2017-03-23T08:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=18798"},"modified":"2017-03-23T08:44:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T13:44:56","slug":"video-fedex-ceo-says-amazon-is-a-retailer-were-a-transportation-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2017\/03\/23\/video-fedex-ceo-says-amazon-is-a-retailer-were-a-transportation-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: FedEx CEO Says Amazon Is A Retailer, We&#8217;re A Transportation Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=5368522555001&amp;linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Ffor.tn%2F2o59lam&amp;playerID=2112050698001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAB668kGak~,LMlvL4u4ShNOp7KTS6ZmqG8Agt8v7bJW&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashvars=\"videoId=5368522555001&amp;linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Ffor.tn%2F2o59lam&amp;playerID=2112050698001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAB668kGak~,LMlvL4u4ShNOp7KTS6ZmqG8Agt8v7bJW&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" swliveconnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can Amazon take on FedEx?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Not a chance if you ask FedEx Founder and CEO Fred Smith. He has a simple explanation: \u201cAmazon is a retailer. We\u2019re a transportation company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amazon is also a disruptor. The Seattle-based company started as an online bookseller and then expanded to selling just about everything. Along the way it disrupted many traditional retailers and has grown into the largest Internet retailer in the world. Now, Amazon is investing in trucks, planes, drones and delivery facilities and many industry experts believe the giant retailer is gearing up to be a full-scale shipping network. Read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/video\/2017\/03\/22\/fedex-vs-amazon\/\">Fortune<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18799\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx.jpg 478w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx-86x54.jpg 86w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx-122x74.jpg 122w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FedEx-120x74.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Amazon take on FedEx? Not a chance if you ask FedEx Founder and CEO Fred Smith. He has a simple explanation: \u201cAmazon is a retailer. We\u2019re a transportation company.\u201d Amazon is also a disruptor. The Seattle-based company started as an online bookseller and then expanded to selling just about everything. 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