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UK grants permission to Amazon to test delivery drones
THE UK government has granted Amazon permission to British skies the best way to allow hundreds of drones to safely navigate in Britain's skies, in a bid to eventually be able to deliver small parcels within 30 minutes of an order being placed.
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) chief Nick Miller, at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co, believes that this is further evidence of Amazon shaking up and driving change within the retail industry, reports London's Air Cargo News.
"From Amazon's perspective this could prove extremely lucrative - a reliable, affordable and quick means of delivering goods which does away the need of delivery drivers and trucks will be incredibly appealing," said Mr Miller.
"From a consumer offering all it will require is a space in your garden to place a landing mat which can receive the goods - it has the potential to be incredibly easy, but it will have limitations."
Mr Miller argues that drone deliveries will have restrictions placed upon them. Perishables or products over a certain weight, size and value might not be suitable, resulting in the need to still retain traditional delivery services for some goods.
"We will likely need to wait 18 months or so before we can truly gauge the success of Amazon's drones, but this still represents an exciting innovation for both retailers and consumers with potential spin offs for other business ventures," he said.
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) chief Nick Miller, at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co, believes that this is further evidence of Amazon shaking up and driving change within the retail industry, reports London's Air Cargo News.
"From Amazon's perspective this could prove extremely lucrative - a reliable, affordable and quick means of delivering goods which does away the need of delivery drivers and trucks will be incredibly appealing," said Mr Miller.
"From a consumer offering all it will require is a space in your garden to place a landing mat which can receive the goods - it has the potential to be incredibly easy, but it will have limitations."
Mr Miller argues that drone deliveries will have restrictions placed upon them. Perishables or products over a certain weight, size and value might not be suitable, resulting in the need to still retain traditional delivery services for some goods.
"We will likely need to wait 18 months or so before we can truly gauge the success of Amazon's drones, but this still represents an exciting innovation for both retailers and consumers with potential spin offs for other business ventures," he said.
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