UPS Boosts Security at Retail Shipping Outlets, Now Requires ID

In an effort to enhance the security of packages it ships, the carrier will now require customers to show a photo ID at its retail stores.

Anticipating Heavy Shopping, UPS to Hire 50K Temp Workers

As Christmas shopping moves into high gear, the shipping giant braces for the onslaught by hiring temporary workers.

Retail Consultant Takes on UPS, FedEx Over Shipping Rates

AFMS Logistics Management Group wants shippers to revise rate contracts on behalf of its clients, and is taking its case to court

UPS: Recession Over

According to UPS, the bellwether of shipping, the recession is over. According to UPS CEO, Scott Davis, “It looks like the recession is finally over, and believe it or not, that makes 21 recessions that UPS has successfully managed through.” “Economic forecasts indicate gradual improvement as 2010 unfolds,” says Kurt Kuehn, UPS’s chief financial officer. [...]

UPS Adds Web Printing Service

The UPS Store chain has launched an Internet service that lets customers design brochures, posters and other materials online, and then have them printed and prepared for pickup at a local UPS Store.