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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2958059" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/10/amazon-wins-from-upss-black-friday-fee-hikes.aspx" target="_blank"><strong>Is UPS Pushing Shoppers to Amazon? - Motley Fool</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Santa's helper</strong></p><p>Amazon.com owns the online shopping world at Christmas. Last year, it accounted for 44% of all the e-commerce sales made during the last two weeks of the holidays, and 38% of total Christmas sales. It already accounts for half of all e-commerce sales made, holiday or otherwise, and analysts say it could soon drive as much as 80% of all online sales.</p><p></p><p>Holiday e-commerce sales hit record levels last year, with so-called Cyber Monday sales surging 12% from the year-ago period to hit $3.45 billion, blowing past analyst expectations of just $3.36 billion. Adobe Digital Insights notes it was the first time ever online sales exceeded $3 billion for the day, "and the first day ever to drive over $1 billion in mobile revenue."</p><p></p><p>The second-day air surcharge of $0.97 per piece that UPS is imposing -- the highest of the surcharges -- seems specifically targeted at Amazon because of its Prime membership program and its two-day delivery guarantee. Yet, because of Amazon's size and scope, it has the financial wherewithal to absorb the fee increases, whereas small and medium-sized businesses trying to compete with the e-commerce king do not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2958059, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/10/amazon-wins-from-upss-black-friday-fee-hikes.aspx'][B]Is UPS Pushing Shoppers to Amazon? - Motley Fool[/B][/URL] [B]Santa's helper[/B] Amazon.com owns the online shopping world at Christmas. Last year, it accounted for 44% of all the e-commerce sales made during the last two weeks of the holidays, and 38% of total Christmas sales. It already accounts for half of all e-commerce sales made, holiday or otherwise, and analysts say it could soon drive as much as 80% of all online sales. Holiday e-commerce sales hit record levels last year, with so-called Cyber Monday sales surging 12% from the year-ago period to hit $3.45 billion, blowing past analyst expectations of just $3.36 billion. Adobe Digital Insights notes it was the first time ever online sales exceeded $3 billion for the day, "and the first day ever to drive over $1 billion in mobile revenue." The second-day air surcharge of $0.97 per piece that UPS is imposing -- the highest of the surcharges -- seems specifically targeted at Amazon because of its Prime membership program and its two-day delivery guarantee. Yet, because of Amazon's size and scope, it has the financial wherewithal to absorb the fee increases, whereas small and medium-sized businesses trying to compete with the e-commerce king do not. [/QUOTE]
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