Amazon exec calls FedEx split 'conscious uncoupling' and says 'they were a very small piece of our network and vice versa'

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• FedEx is ending its ground-shipping relationship with Amazon, the carrier giant said in a statement Wednesday.
• Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of operations, called the split "conscious uncoupling at its finest" in a tweet posted Wednesday.
• "Nothing but respect for FedEx but they were very small piece of our network and vice versa, we wish them nothing but the best," Clark tweeted.

A top Amazon executive said Wednesday that FedEx's decision to end its ground-shipping relationship with Amazon was "conscious uncoupling at its finest."

"Nothing but respect for FedEx but they were very small piece of our network and vice versa, we wish them nothing but the best (conscious uncoupling at its finest)," Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of operations, said in a tweet posted Wednesday. "We have great strategic partners who are part of our long term plan and we appreciate what they do for customers."

Amazon was responsible for 1.3% of FedEx's sales in 2018. FedEx said Wednesday that the decision to stop delivering ground shipments for Amazon "is consistent with our strategy to focus on the broader e-commerce market," Business Insider's Rachel Premack and Graham Rapier reported.

In a statement on the split, Amazon told Business Insider, "We are constantly innovating to improve the carrier experience and sometimes that means reevaluating our carrier relationships. FedEx has been a great partner over the years and we appreciate all their work delivering packages to our customers."