Jeff Bezos’ platform promises to offer the same service as the United States. Photo: Reuters
Free market it will soon have a significant competitor in Latin America in the e-commerce segment. promptly, Amazon plans to land in various markets in the region and Africa.
As revealed by the media on Thursday Business Insiderbillionaire Jeff Bezos’ e-commerce platform plans to launch in markets such as Nigeria, South Africa, Chile and Colombia early next year. Amazon also plans to expand to Belgium, according to internal documents obtained by Insider.
The presence of the eCommerce platform is foreseen in all countries to have access to the order fulfillment service called Fulfillment by Amazonthat is, to implement it on a scale similar to that offered in the United States.
Companies ship products to fulfillment centers and when a customer makes a purchase, they pick, pack and fulfill the order. They will also provide Customer service and process returns for those orders.
He also plans to bring his program to premium subscription to each of the countries immediately after launch.
Jeff Bezos tries with Amazon to dominate the Latin American market as well. Photo: AFP
Undoubtedly, this advancement of the American e-commerce giant in the region will mean more competition for local companies such as Free marketabsolute benchmark in the segment in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
On the other hand, the announcement of Amazon’s landing in the region devastated the shares of Mercado Libre and Jumia, an ecommerce platform in Africa, which saw their shares drop between 7 and 10% as of Thursday afternoon. , as reported by Insider.
Amazon has set a date for the delivery of orders with drones
Amazon has revealed that it will begin delivering its drone orders in late 2022. Photo: EFE.
On the other hand, Jeff Bezos’ company promised it this week will begin delivering packages using aerial vehicles unmanned since the end of this year. The new system will begin testing in Lockeford, a central California town that will witness the first “packet of rain” in a few months.
The e-commerce giant, which defined the Prime Air service, assured in a press release that it already has the necessary technology and that it only needs to receive the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, for its acronym in English), so that its products can fall from the sky into the homes of buyers.
“By launching this service we will invest in the community, creating new jobs and building relationships with local organizations, as well as reducing carbon emissions”, The company reported.
Amazon has been working on this project for nearly 10 years and it involves scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals and futurists.
“The promise of drone expedition has always sounded like science fiction. We have been working for nearly a decade to make it a reality,” the company said in a statement. All the actions Amazon is taking regarding package delivery point in the same direction: the future will be automated or it won’t be.
According to Amazon, its engineers have developed a technology that solve one of the main problems of the most commonly used drones: they must be manned because they are unable to recognize other objects along the way.
The Seattle, Washington-based company defines this advancement as a “sophisticated” and “industry-leading” system that can detect and avoid other planes, people, animals and obstacles without the need for “observers.” visual “.
“This project was for two scenarios: fly safe during transport and be safe as you approach the ground… If obstacles are detected, our drones will immediately change the route, “the company added.
Lockeford, the city where Amazon will begin testing the system after the approval of the authorities, is located about 150 kilometers from San Francisco and has just over 3,000 inhabitants.
Residents of this small California town will find a selection of products that can be delivered via drone on the usual Amazon website. Once purchased, they will receive the package at the corresponding address.
Amazon has been working on the drone project for nearly 10 years. Photo: EFE.
“For these, the drones will fly into the designated delivery area, descend into the customer yard and hover at a safe distance. They will then leave the package and go back to altitude “, explained the company.
While details on how these drones work are scarce, they will arrive in the buyer’s backyard, land in a “free zone”, drop off the package and return to the warehouse, the statement defines.
Despite the novelty of the technology, Amazon isn’t the first company to deliver orders by air. Its main competitor in the United States, Walmart also tested drone shipments since last year in Arkansas and a few weeks ago announced that it was extending its program to parts of the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia, with the promise of reaching up to four million families.
In Walmart’s case, drone shipments cost $ 3.99 and contain a maximum of 4.5 kilograms.
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Source: Clarin
