The new options add to intensifying competition among major retailers and logistics firms to offer faster delivery.
FedEx has launched a same-day delivery service as shipping and retail companies race to offer faster fulfillment to customers who increasingly expect orders to arrive within hours, not days.
The new offering, dubbed FedEx SameDay Local, will allow shoppers to choose either two-hour or end-of-day delivery directly at checkout, the company said on March 24.
FedEx said the service will connect merchants to a national network of more than 1,000 delivery providers and automatically match orders with the appropriate vehicle and driver, while providing live tracking updates from pickup through final delivery. This is enabled through a partnership with OneRail, a logistics software platform.
SameDay Local will also include real-time package tracking, predictive estimated arrival times, and 24/7 support, among other features.
“FedEx SameDay Local will provide our customers with a scaled solution to give the delivery options customers want, without adding complexity to their operations—all backed by the confidence of working with FedEx,” the company said in a news release.
FedEx’s move comes after Amazon announced a plan to expand one-hour and three-hour delivery services across the United States.
Amazon said this past week that one-hour delivery is now available in hundreds of locations, while three-hour delivery is offered in more than 2,000 locations, covering typical supercenter-style goods such as household essentials, health and beauty products, and over-the-counter medications.
Amazon’s relationship with third-party shipping companies, including FedEx, has evolved in recent years. A negotiation between the U.S. Postal Service and Amazon fell apart in December 2025, prompting Amazon to pull some of that volume back into its own logistics network. UPS, meanwhile, recently said it would cut at least half of its Amazon volume by the second half of 2026 in an effort to boost profit margins.
FedEx, for its part, ended its U.S. ground-delivery contract with Amazon in 2019, saying at that time it wanted to focus on the broader e-commerce market. The companies resumed some cooperation in 2025, particularly by giving third-party sellers on Amazon access to FedEx shipping options.
By Bill Pan
