Internal document reveals Amazon's secret contingency plan for life without the US Postal Service

A US Postal Service worker delivers Amazon boxes in New York Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon developed Project Aurelian as USPS contract negotiations became strained. Amazon's own delivery service aims to reach 95% of ZIP codes, covering 99.9% of US demand: document The plan includes new delivery warehouses and local partnerships to reduce carrier dependency. 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.