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Higher shipping costs pressure retailers to adapt

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FedEx, United Parcel Service and the United States Postal Service are all taking prices up for parcel deliveries, forcing companies to buy trucks to make their own deliveries, charge for deliveries or extend the time for packages to arrive.

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UPS vs. USPS: Which Is Better for Your Ecommerce Store?

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However, the United States Postal Services (USPS) and UPS (United Parcel Service) are two of the major and most reliable carriers in the United States. Both these carriers are over 100 years old, but they’ve managed to successfully adapt themselves to the exacting demands of ecommerce businesses.

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COVID-19: Service Updates from FedEx, UPS, USPS, DHL, & Canada Post

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United Parcel Service (UPS). UPS is facing discrepancies with its services and it’s said that it is continuously reassessing its operations to deal with the situation. . At this point, DHL has not provided any update on the impact on its delivery services in the U.S. FedEx Office in-store (U.S.)

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