Amazon spends 1.5 billion! Competitors: We will stand out!

On December 19, according to foreign media reports, the US low-cost passenger airline Sun Country Airlines has joined Amazon's air express business, so Amazon Air Cargo has added 10 large cargo aircraft capacity.

Amazon announced that it has signed a six-year agreement with Sun Country Airlines, and starting with the first flights next spring, the new cargo service from Amazon Air will grow rapidly to account for 20% of all Sun Country Airlines flights.

At the same time, Amazon Air said it is currently investing $1.5 billion to build a cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, hoping to accommodate more cargo planes and become a core base connecting many cities in the United States.

FedEx recently released its second-quarter financial report, which showed that the company's second-quarter performance was worse than expected and lowered its full-year profit forecast for 2020. FedEx's stock price fell more than 9% in early trading on Wednesday.

In a conference call after the earnings report, FedEx CFO Alan B. Graf Jr. said: "Considering the current and future positive aspects, we will begin to surpass Amazon by 2021. We will stand out and will make improvements throughout the rest of this year and into next year."

On December 16, Amazon's audiobook company Audible launched a new app in India called Audible Suno, which features original audio series through numerous podcast options and video streaming apps (including Amazon Prime) to expand its influence in the highly competitive digital entertainment and streaming space in India.

On December 17, it was reported that in order to provide buyer reviews to consumers around the world, Amazon is trying to merge reviews for the same product posted by the same seller on multiple sites.

According to Amazon customer service, this feature started on October 15, 2019 and is currently in the testing phase. During this period, some customers may see reviews from local and international buyers when viewing products sold globally, and global reviews will also help buyers make wise purchasing decisions when there are fewer product reviews.

It is reported that the merged reviews will be displayed under the bold font "Top international reviews". At the same time, there is also an additional "Best International Reviews" section for the products with merged reviews.

Recently, many sellers have received notices from freight forwarding companies: it is recommended that a single box of goods should not exceed 22.5kg, and some say it should not exceed 23kg, otherwise a corresponding handling fee will be charged.

This requirement mainly comes from the two express delivery companies UPS and FedEx, and the corresponding operating fee is US$23 per piece (RMB160/piece) for UPS and US$10 per piece (RMB70/piece) for FedEx.

When your goods arrive in the United States, UPS or FedEx receives your goods and prepares to deliver them to the FBA warehouse. If it is found that your goods exceed the specified weight, a handling fee will be charged, which should be collected by the freight forwarding company and then handed over to UPS or FedEx.