Same-day delivery for Amazon ” is taking an increasing toll on Yamato’s drivers because of the high volume of nighttime deliveries.”

The company had been considering partly terminating contracts with major clients who refused to accept raised shipping fees or deferring delivery days during peak periods.

Source: Overwhelmed Yamato mulls exit from Amazon’s same-day delivery service | The Japan Times

Package delivery is one of the only employment categories that is increasing as retailing moves more toward the Internet. But as this article implies,  we will see more change in how retailers and deliverers manage the last step in the B-to-C supply chain. Why doesn’t Yamato raise its prices?

Why doesn’t Yamato raise its prices? Perhaps they don’t want to compete with other delivery services in late night delivery?