Amazon continues to refine the small and light delivery system to blunt competition from rival marketplaces that help Chinese merchants ship directly to US shoppers through the ePacket program. That makes Amazon delivery of small, inexpensive items from China, for example, much faster than the two weeks to 30 days it can take using marketplaces owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, EBay Inc. and Wish.com. Amazon wants quick delivery, which has helped it dominate online shopping in the US, to further differentiate itself from competitors in cross-border e-commerce. By reducing the price of shipping such items and speeding their delivery, Amazon is looking to win both merchants selling the items and customers who want them quickly. Amazon shoppers in the US order tens of millions of units annually that fit the small and light dimensions, according to company documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.Bloomberg

Source: Mint September 08, 2016 11:03 UTC