Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs

Amazon delivery firms are bailing amid rising costs, meager profit

Amazon.com Inc. launched its Delivery Service Partner program in 2018, offering aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to run their own businesses. The world’s...

Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs

Amazon launched its Delivery Service Partner program in 2018, offering aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to run their own businesses. Today, some fear the best days are behind them.

Amazon Delivery Firms Are Bailing Amid Rising Costs, Meager Profit

In 2022, Jake Clay started an Amazon delivery firm in Odessa, Texas, after hearing about the company’s program from a friend. He sank $75,000 into the business and earned more than $200,000 in the first year. An Air Force veteran, Clay, 50, felt like he’d joined an elite unit.