Amazon’s negotiations with the US Postal Service became so strained last year that the company started preparing for a future without one of its most important delivery partners.
The internal contingency plan, called Project Aurelian, explored how Amazon could continue serving customers if a new USPS contract fell apart, according to an official planning document reviewed by Business Insider and people familiar with the project.
Amazon and USPS ultimately reached a deal in April. But the planning exercise has reshaped Amazon’s future delivery strategy.
The e-commerce giant now aims to expand its network to about 39,400 US ZIP codes by 2029, about 95% of total ZIP codes and enough to...
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