- Recode reports that Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) privately blamed the United States Postal Service for the tech giant’s need to shut down part of its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service.
- Sources say Amazon claimed the USPS provided unreliable deliveries. The lack of an alternative delivery method led Amazon to close Fresh off to parts of nine states.
- USPS rates posed another problem for the Fresh deliveries.
- In other news, Bloomberg reports that the company’s Amazon Go stores are closer to going public.
- The cashier-free stores rely on a smartphone app and sensors to power the shopping experience.
- Amazon Go experienced technical problems early on but the recent shift to "construction managers and marketers" hints the stores will soon exit the testing stage.
- Amazon shares are down nearly 1%.
- Previously: SunTrust analyst says Amazon will have record-breaking holiday sales (Nov. 15)
- Now read: The Important Detail In Its Quarterly Report Amazon Glossed Over
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