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UPS Soars Into 100th Holiday Season, Expecting More Than 22 Million Deliveries on Busiest Day

Posted by | Nov 12, 2007 | |

UPS is dusting off its Santa hat for its 100th holiday season and is expecting deliveries on its busiest day to soar 40pct to more than 22 million.

On UPS’s Peak Day, Wednesday, Dec. 19, the company will deliver more than 250 packages every second through its worldwide air and ground network. Just two days later on Friday, Dec. 21, UPS will handle its largest volume of air express packages, delivering some 5.6 million air packages or nearly two-and-a-half times its normal air volume.

To accommodate the intense holiday surge, UPS once again will become one of the season’s top employers of choice, adding more than 60,000 seasonal employees, enough to staff some Fortune 500 companies.

The UPS network is designed to handle the needs of all shippers, including procrastinators. Indeed, UPS will accept Next Day Air® packages on Friday, Dec. 21, for delivery on Monday, Dec. 24, just in time for the big day. UPS recommends that shippers with questions about shipping options and proper packing techniques rely on the experts at their neighborhood The UPS Store® and Mail Boxes Etc.® locations.

More than 5,900 The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations worldwide offer access to specially trained and certified packing experts who can make gift-giving easier and more efficient. To underscore this fact, participating The UPS Store locations in the U.S. are offering the Pack & Ship Promise, which will reimburse customers in the event a center-packed item shipped via UPS is lost or damaged.

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UPS Announces 2008 Rates

Posted by | Nov 9, 2007 | |

UPS announced new list rates for 2008, including an average 4.9 percent increase for UPS Ground and Ground Hundredweight shipments and a net average increase of 4.9 percent on all air express and U.S. origin International shipments.

The increase for air express and international shipments is based on a 6.9 percent increase in the base rate, less a 2 percent reduction in the current fuel surcharge. Updated rate and service information will be posted on ups.com/rates beginning Nov. 16, and customers can preview UPS Ground, Air and International express rates. On Dec. 31, customers can download the 2008 Rate and Service Guide.

The new rates will take effect on Dec. 31, 2007.

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U.S. international holiday mailing dates approaching

Posted by | Nov 9, 2007 | |

Recent changes to U.S. Postal Service packaging and products will make it even easier — and greener — to send holiday mail to international destinations.
Earlier this year, the Postal Service simplified its international product offerings into four options: Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International, Priority Mail International and First-Class Mail International. The change makes it easy for customers to mail letters and packages worldwide.
Each of the products can be used for either domestic or international mail. There are no longer separate products for international mailing.
The changes to international products also give customers a little more time to prepare for the holidays. The first recommended mailing date is Dec. 4, for packages to Africa and Central and South America. But international mail can be sent as late as Dec. 19 for arrival by Dec. 25.
Using Express Mail International and Priority Mail International also sends a very “green” message around the world. These products received “Cradle to Cradle”SM Certification at the Silver level for human and environmental health, exceeding even the highest standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Coinstar, redbox take aim at c-stores

Posted by | Nov 9, 2007 | |

No longer content to place DVD-rental kiosks solely in McDonald’s restaurants and grocery stores, Coinstar and redbox announced plans to deploy more than two dozen DVD-rental kiosks in convenience stores across the United States. Coinstar plans to have 300 of the kiosks in place by the end of 2007, says Ray Taddeo, Coinstar’s regional vice president

Coinstar, which owns half of redbox along with McDonald’s, showcased the DVD-rental kiosk to convenience-store owners, distributors and retailers at the 2007 National Association of Convenience Stores trade show in Atlanta this week.

Taddeo cited high-volume traffic as the main reason Coinstar and other self-service companies are introducing themselves to the c-store industry.

“And we know that many of them are DVD renters,” Taddeo said.

Redbox is the nation’s leader in self-service DVD rentals, growing from 93,000 rentals in 2003 to more than 21 million in 2006. Now the company says it is on pace to reach 40 million rentals this year.

Coinstar, on the other hand, recently introduced a financial-services kiosk, which currently distributes prepaid cards at a handful of c-stores. Future versions of the kiosk will include a bill-payment application and money-transfer capabilities, Taddeo says.

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