Daily Archives: February 8, 2017

UPS Helps Cupid Spread The Love By Delivering Millions Of Flowers For Valentine’s Day

US 02/09/17Miami, FL89 Million Flowers Flow Through UPS’s Global Logistics NetworkLast Minute Cupids Can Ship as Late Monday, February 13thBusiness is blooming leading up to Valentine’s Day. To get flowers, sweets and gifts to consumers and businesses by Feb. 14 it takes a global logistics network helping Cupid. According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. consumers are projected to spend $2 billion on flowers and more than $18 billion on Valentine’s Day gifts. Procrastinators can ship as l

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USPS FY 2017 first quarter results

Postal Service posted a net loss of approximately $200 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016). The first quarter, which includes the holiday mailing season, is typically the Postal Service's strongest quarter of the fiscal year. (See Selected FY 2017 First Quarter Results of Operations table below). Beginning in 2017, the PSRHBF is to be used to fund the Postal Service’s share of retiree health benefit premiums. The Postal Service receives no tax

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