<p>Amazon.com Inc has put on hold a new delivery service that competes with UPS and FedEx, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>Amazon is suspending the service because it needs people and capacity to handle a surge in its own customers' orders, the Journal reported, citing sources.</p>.<p>The company said in March it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders.</p>.<p>Amazon told shippers the service, known as Amazon Shipping, will be paused starting in June, the report added.</p>.<p>The service was rolled out to deliver non-Amazon and Amazon marketplace packages.</p>.<p>UPS and FedEx shares rose 2% in extended trading on the news. </p>
<p>Amazon.com Inc has put on hold a new delivery service that competes with UPS and FedEx, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>.<p>Amazon is suspending the service because it needs people and capacity to handle a surge in its own customers' orders, the Journal reported, citing sources.</p>.<p>The company said in March it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders.</p>.<p>Amazon told shippers the service, known as Amazon Shipping, will be paused starting in June, the report added.</p>.<p>The service was rolled out to deliver non-Amazon and Amazon marketplace packages.</p>.<p>UPS and FedEx shares rose 2% in extended trading on the news. </p>