Last week United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) announced new holiday-season surcharges on packages delivered during peak times. Though this pricing change certainly has an impact on retailers, it should come as no surprise.
UPS ships roughly 30 million packages per day during peak holiday season, 11 million more than on regular days. According to UPS chief commercial officer Alan Gershenhorn, UPS has increased their operations “to process near double our already massive regular daily volume.”
