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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2471402" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.retaildive.com/news/how-ups-stays-steady-in-center-of-e-commerce-shipping-storm/429889/" target="_blank"><strong>How UPS stays steady in center of e-commerce shipping storm - Retail Dive</strong></a></p><p></p><p>United Parcel Service doesn't sound much like a company at the center of a massive storm in the shipping and package delivery market — though that's exactly where it is right now.</p><p></p><p>UPS recently said it is <a href="http://www.retaildive.com/news/ups-expecting-record-holiday-deliveries-as-e-commerce-continues-to-drive-re/429262/" target="_blank">expecting record deliveries</a> during the holiday season, a blast of optimism that came as it also reported another strong revenue quarter. But for a year or more, the world's largest package delivery company repeatedly has been faced with questions about one of its biggest customers, Amazon, which is amassing <a href="http://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-launches-branded-prime-air-cargo-delivery-fleet/423938/" target="_blank">its own shipping fleet and delivery assets</a>. Meanwhile, a slew of firms — most prominently Amazon, but also Uber, Lyft, Postmates and many others — are redefining the meaning of express delivery to include same-day-delivery or even quicker on-demand delivery. Also, as cross-border e-commerce booms, the international sellers UPS supports face an array of new complexities involving different languages and currencies, as well as the taxes administered in different countries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2471402, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.retaildive.com/news/how-ups-stays-steady-in-center-of-e-commerce-shipping-storm/429889/'][B]How UPS stays steady in center of e-commerce shipping storm - Retail Dive[/B][/URL] United Parcel Service doesn't sound much like a company at the center of a massive storm in the shipping and package delivery market — though that's exactly where it is right now. UPS recently said it is [URL='http://www.retaildive.com/news/ups-expecting-record-holiday-deliveries-as-e-commerce-continues-to-drive-re/429262/']expecting record deliveries[/URL] during the holiday season, a blast of optimism that came as it also reported another strong revenue quarter. But for a year or more, the world's largest package delivery company repeatedly has been faced with questions about one of its biggest customers, Amazon, which is amassing [URL='http://www.retaildive.com/news/amazon-launches-branded-prime-air-cargo-delivery-fleet/423938/']its own shipping fleet and delivery assets[/URL]. Meanwhile, a slew of firms — most prominently Amazon, but also Uber, Lyft, Postmates and many others — are redefining the meaning of express delivery to include same-day-delivery or even quicker on-demand delivery. Also, as cross-border e-commerce booms, the international sellers UPS supports face an array of new complexities involving different languages and currencies, as well as the taxes administered in different countries. [/QUOTE]
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