Shipping with Amazon set for LA launch

Amazon is gearing up to launch a shipping service for businesses, starting with Los Angeles in the “coming weeks,” according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Shipping with Amazon will go head to head with the likes of Fedex and UPS, although it will initially be restricted to companies selling goods on the e-commerce giant’s marketplace.

The service has been piloted in such cities as London. The WSJ reports that, after LA, Amazon plans to “expand the service to more cities as soon as this year.”