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UPS Gives Merchants Greater Control To Manage Returns

By using this tool, UPS business customers can manage return shipments without having to integrate new technology into their own IT systems. UPS Returns Manager, which launches Aug. 14 in the United States and Aug. 28 in 43 additional countries, gives internet merchants a valuable tool to manage returns in a vast marketplace where shoppers send back hundreds of billions of dollars in merchandise each year. “Online returns are a headache for many merchants and their customers. The UPS Returns Man

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Deutsche Post DHL Group posts strong growth in revenue and EBIT in the second quarter

Group revenue increased by EUR 623 million to EUR 14.8 billion, with the international parcel and eCommerce business and the global Express business in particular driving this strong growth. With EBIT of EUR 841 million, Deutsche Post DHL Group recorded the strongest second quarter in its history, and the seventh consecutive quarter in which the company has posted an all-time quarterly high.“We are very satisfied with both the second quarter and the entire first half of the year. Basic earnings per share saw a corresponding increase, rising from EUR 0.45 in 2016 to EUR 0.50 in 2017.Deutsche Post DHL Group invested EUR 351 million in the second quarter of 2017 (2016: EUR 456 million)

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FedEx IT Update

FedEx IT UpdateFedEx information systems operations are business as usual following an isolated power interruption at our World Technology Center Monday that affected some access to online support functions. Our support teams are actively engaged to address any issues experienced by our customers. Customer service is always a top priority, and we invite customers to visit http://www.fedex.com for updates on individual shipment status.

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UPS Capital Announces Cross-Border Secure Payments Service For B2B Transactions

*UPS Capital, a subsidiary of UPS® (NYSE:UPS), announced today the launch of a new online business-to-business payment service powered by Payoneer, a leading cross-border payments company. For more information, visit www.upscapital.com, call 1-877-242-7930, or follow UPS Capital on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ups-capital) and Twitter (@UPSCapital). © 2017 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, UPS Capital, the UPS brandmark, and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel

By | 2017-08-07T00:53:00+00:00 August 7th, 2017|companies|0 Comments

UPS Offers Bonuses Of Up To $125 Per Week To Hires In Columbus, Toledo

Employees eligible for the bonuses include package handlers in Columbus, Obetz and Toledo, and tractor-trailer drivers across the state. The bonuses are either $500, $125, $100 or $75 per week, depending on employees’ job, location and the shift they work. “Permanent UPS jobs – including part-time jobs -- come with excellent pay and benefits, including healthcare and retirement benefits. It is offering the bonuses in areas where the unemployment rate is low and the job market is competitive. Int

By | 2017-08-03T00:53:00+00:00 August 3rd, 2017|companies|0 Comments

DHL expands environmentally-friendly ‘City Hub’ concept in the Netherlands with customized electric vehicles

This will also see the first deployment of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s highly successful StreetScooter electric delivery van in the global DHL Express delivery network. To operate 70% of its own first and last mile services with clean pick-up and delivery solutions, such as by bike and electric vehicle. DHL Express, the world's leading international express services provider, has extended its successful City Hub concept for environmentally-friendly inner-city deliveries to The Hague, Netherlands with a new pilot involving electric vehicles. This will also see the first deployment of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s highly successful StreetScooter electric delivery van

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UPS Board Announces Quarterly Dividend

US 08/03/17Atlanta, GAThe UPS (NYSE: UPS) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.83 per share on all outstanding Class A and Class B shares. The dividend is payable Aug. 30, 2017, to shareowners of record on Aug. 14, 2017. For more than four decades it has either increased or maintained its dividend. About UPSUPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight; facilitating international tr

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FedEx Announces 2017 Holiday Season Surcharge for Shipments that are Oversized, Unauthorized, or Require Additional Handling

FedEx Announces 2017 Holiday Season Surcharge for Shipments that are Oversized, Unauthorized, or Require Additional HandlingNo additional residential surcharge for 2017 Holiday Season FedEx advocates for nationwide standard of 33’ twin trailers to increase capacity, increase safety and reduce fuel consumptionMEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 3, 2017 —FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that the company will not apply residential Holiday season surcharges, except in the case of packages that require addit

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UPS Logistics And Technology Solutions Help TerraCycle Divert 40 Million Pounds Of Waste From Landfills

US 08/02/17Atlanta, GARecycling Innovator and UPS Turn Trash to TreasureGlobal customs and logistics solutions by UPS (NYSE: UPS) are powering TerraCycle’s mission to transform hard-to-recycle items like toothpaste tubes and snack bags into new products, diverting 40 million pounds of waste from landfills since 2012. UPS’s unique customs expertise and technology solutions helped TerraCycle grow its global recycling programs and customer base, which means less waste. “TerraCycle has transformed r

By | 2017-08-02T00:53:00+00:00 August 2nd, 2017|companies|0 Comments