Amazon is about to "disrupt" another industry again. This time, the target is logistics.
On May 4th, local time in the United States, e-commerce giant Amazon suddenly announced the launch of "Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS)", officially opening its vast logistics system to all businesses and all industries.
As soon as the news broke, Wall Street logistics stocks plummeted. The iShares US Transportation ETF, which tracks major transportation stocks, fell about 4% in a single day, UPS once fell more than 10%, and FedEx also fell more than 9%. Meanwhile, Amazon's stock price rose against the trend by about 1%.
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For a long time, Amazon's logistics system was like a high wall, only open to merchants on its own platform. This time, Amazon's move directly knocks down the wall, offering the complete capabilities of freight, sorting, fulfillment, and last-mile delivery as a package to the whole society.
This is completely different from simply delivering parcels by express.
So, why is Amazon willing to open up the "moat" it has spent years and huge investments building? In fact, the logic behind this is the same as Amazon Web Services (AWS): first build internal strength to meet its own needs, then turn the mature infrastructure into a profitable tool.
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First batch of big-name clients rush in, "universal mover" covers all corners
"Amazon Supply Chain Services" is not just talk on paper; global top manufacturing and retail giants have already started rushing to pay for it.
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble and American apparel retail giant American Eagle have become the first "crab eaters". Public information shows that P&G is using Amazon's freight services to quickly transport urgently needed raw materials to its factories. 3M is leveraging Amazon's logistics network to rapidly distribute products from manufacturing plants to distribution centers around the world.
Another trend is even more noteworthy: P&G has directly handed over the entire process of transporting raw materials and finished products to Amazon. American Eagle has fully entrusted all order deliveries from its online store. This means that once these big clients get a taste of the benefits, UPS and FedEx may really lose their rice bowls.
More importantly, this service covers almost all transportation nodes by sea, land, and air. From sea, air, land to rail freight, everything is included. Enterprises can even use this system without selling goods on the Amazon platform.
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Hardcore trump cards revealed for the first time, scale second only to FedEx and UPS
Amazon's confidence to challenge the entire logistics world comes from its "heavy assets" built with real money.
According to Amazon's financial reports and related news, by early 2026, Amazon will have more than 200 fulfillment and distribution centers in the US. Even more impressive is its fleet of cargo planes—Amazon owns a fleet of over 100 cargo aircraft, making it the second largest in the US after FedEx and UPS. Combined with more than 80,000 trailers and 24,000 intermodal containers across the US, Amazon's logistics iron army framework has already taken shape.
In addition, its extremely efficient big data algorithms are its secret weapon. Through AI, it can predict what you want to buy, move goods in advance to the warehouse closest to your doorstep, and complete last-mile parcel delivery and payment within just 2 to 5 days based on data.
Bernstein analysts have issued a warning that this new service could completely rewrite the circulation rules of the US logistics industry and intensify the competition among traditional companies in terms of price and delivery timeliness.
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"Integration" conquers the world, digital weapons are accelerating the reshuffle
By opening up its supply chain this time, Amazon has actually pieced together previously fragmented warehousing and transportation services into a versatile operating system. Whether you are in healthcare, manufacturing, or apparel, you can handle raw material transport, trunk logistics, and last-mile delivery with one click on the backend.
Moreover, Amazon's target is now set on high-value, high-frequency business express shipments. These B2B businesses are often more profitable and stable in volume than delivering toilet paper to ordinary households, and this is precisely the core business that UPS and FedEx do not want to lose.
Of course, this is both a challenge and an opportunity. As Amazon reshapes the logistics equity landscape, domestic e-commerce platforms and logistics companies will also need to consider: should they also build "open self-owned logistics" next? And in the trend of global trade fragmentation, will digital supply chains become the next generation's protective talisman for e-commerce and manufacturing?
What this signal means for growth teams
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- Market signal: TikTok Marketing Information and Solutions
- Published: May 8, 2026
- Commercial lens: TikTok Ads, creators, TikTok Shop, live commerce, and reporting.
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