Big-box retailers such as Walmart(NYSE:WMT) and Target(NYSE:TGT) have always had one big advantage over Amazon.com(NASDAQ:AMZN). They have hundreds of stores spread throughout the United States, which they can use to help get items to online customers’ doorsteps more quickly.
FedEx(NYSE:FDX) recently stepped in by offering a better solution for big-box retailers to get items from their stores to customers.