&gt; I think it would behoove Amazon to have a network of &quot;customer pickup centers&quot; where you can order something on Amazon, it gets shipped by Amazon itself to a customer pickup center via air, and the customer drives to close off the figurative &quot;last mile&quot;.<p>They have these. Or at least, they are trying them out. In addition to the Lockers (which are scattered around at other stores), at least in Cincinnati, there is an honest to goodness Amazon pickup location. IN addition to normal shipping, you can get same-day pickups from anything that is at their local warehouse (maybe from their Indianapolis warehouse too?). I think this is more like an Amazon branded, dedicated locker site than a store front. But, at this point, that&#x27;s all they need.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;campus?campusId=CAMPUS_CIN" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;campus?campusId=CAMPUS_CIN</a>