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The Wall Street Journal: Amazon is testing taxis for deliveries
2014-11-05 19:53:58| Trucking - Topix.net
Amazon is studying the broader use of taxis as delivery vehicles, those people said. Taxis represent Amazon's latest experiment to speed package shipments to compete more directly with brick-and-mortar retailers, and to seek alternatives to United Parcel Service Inc. Since then, Amazon has tested its own delivery service, broadened its use of regional couriers, teamed up with the Postal Service to deliver fresh groceries and is expected to open a Manhattan storefront for returns, pickups and same-day dispatch.
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14% surge in holiday deliveries expected
2014-10-30 03:14:44| Trucking - Topix.net
The U.S. Postal Services wants to shift more of its resources to package delivery as e-commerce booms and letter-writing fades into oblivion, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Wednesday. As the Postal Service expects 14% surge in holiday deliveries The U.S. Postal Services wants to shift more of its resources to package delivery as e-commerce booms and letter-writing fades into oblivion, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Wednesday.
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UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season; Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries
2014-10-29 17:28:18| Air Courier - Topix.net
As the holiday shipping season approaches, UPS® is ready to handle this year's anticipated volume of more than 585 million packages in December - an 11 percent increase over 2013. This estimate is included in UPS 2014 earnings guidance.
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FedEx Predicts Another Record for Holiday-Season Deliveries
2014-10-23 12:08:28| Air Courier - Topix.net
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FedEx predicts increase in holiday deliveries
2014-10-22 23:05:56| Air Courier - Topix.net
The company forecast Wednesday that deliveries between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve will rise 8.8 percent over last year, to 290 million shipments. That's a more subdued forecast than a year ago, when FedEx predicted 13 percent growth for the season.
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