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USPS Plans to Deliver Packages Seven Days a Week During the Holidays

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The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently unveiled their intention to deliver not just five, not six, but seven days a week during the 2014 holiday season. This is a strategic move designed to outpace competition between other national package delivery companies, FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS). USPS’s seven day a week deliveries will… Read More on USPS Plans to Deliver Packages Seven Days a Week During the Holidays

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New FedEx Pricing

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Changes to Affect Online Shopping Items FedEx Corp. has announced changes in the way it charges to ship larger packages and plans for “dimensional weight pricing” on all ground shipments effective January 1, 2015. The changes will increase shipping prices on items such as shoes, suits, large paper goods like toilet paper, and other bulky… Read More on New FedEx Pricing

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Wrap & Send Study Reveals that Luxury Consumers Prefer FedEx

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Wrap & Send surveyed more than 200 men and women who earn more than $100,000 per year and regularly shop in-store and online at luxury retailers including Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom on their shipping preferences for luxury purchases. Merchandise delivery is the last interaction a retailer has with its customer, so… Read More on Wrap & Send Study Reveals that Luxury Consumers Prefer FedEx