Catatonic
Nine Lives
Nothing wrong with competition.
It will make us stronger
You do know this is not the Union forum, @Lead Belly ?
It will make us stronger
You do know this is not the Union forum, @Lead Belly ?
What's the latest on Amazon?
- Thread starter iruhnman630
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Is UPS stronger since Fedex bought RPS?
Very possible. But what does "stronger" mean and in what ways do you see further competition from Amazon making UPS stronger? Force more budgetary constraints? Drive the need for further innovation?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Diversification.
UPS would diversify into what? Retail? Some have suggested that.
Browndriver5
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They have been doing this for years. I've been in the freight brokerage business for 5 years as a second job to UPS. We always have to find trucks for them this time of year
Catatonic
Nine Lives
yep
Scuba Steve
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The UPS Store- Retail (franchised)
UPS Supply Chain Solutions
UPS Capital-financial
UPS Airlines
UPS Express Critical
UPS Freight
UPS Logistics
UPS Mail Innovations
UPS Professional Solutions
UPS i-parcel
Coyote, UPS SCS and UPS Logistics and any other division that acts as a broker-forwarder will use competitors and other carriers if they are less expensive and meets service. I remember they would use China Airlines to bring in full 747's for Dell because it was less than using UPS Airlines. Just like using USPS for last mile ground.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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UPS Credit, UPS Mail Innovations, UPS Health Services, etc.
Small package will simply be another division within UPS Inc within 20 years.
onehandsolo
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The SEC would probably block a merger due to lack of completion. Plus Fred S as a Jerry Jones type ego.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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While this would never be a reality due to lack of competition, I would like to see the two get together and jointly agree to discontinue any discounts that Amazon receives if they do indeed set up their own delivery network.
GillEagan
I always look 10 years younger than I am.
Usually when I buy cheap items like that, it is shipped through the post office as it's the cheapest shipping method. Here's my take on what they are probably doing. They ship via the cheapest shipping method possible. Then they take the shipping charges and pad some of the purchasing price with it. Then they take the rest of the shipping and are probably padding it into the purchase price of some of their more expensive items.
That could be correct. It doesn't cost much to mass produce a cable that's made in China and then ship it here via China Post that the Chinese government is subsidizing. Then the seller marks it up significantly for a profit. That's how retail works more or less.
That too is probably a part of the whole answer.
Lead Belly
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Everything is the union forum with me @Hoakbutt. I'm always on the clock for the union. Literally
Catatonic
Nine Lives
I think you are suppose to check
"weird and crazy" at the door when you leave the Union Forum
and venture out into the normal folks forums.
Lead Belly
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Hoak I'm just like you. I'm always a real character that is in our own class and world. That's why people are drawn to us.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Like moths to a burning flame.
Orion inc.
I like turtles
They've been doing this for years. If brown cafe noticed it, I'm sure the many analysts at ups in Atlanta have too. Ups is the largest shipping company in the world. They're not going to let Amazon come along and destroy their core business.
All ups would have to do, and fedex would follow suit, is tell Amazon their rates are increasing to retail rates. The USPS wouldn't be able to handle the majority volume and neither would Amazon and their subcontractor services.
I'm sure corporate has a plan in place. They may do some questionable things but they aren't going to let a 100 plus year company be destroyed by Amazon.
Orion inc.
I like turtles
Aren't you feeders yet? Ups wouldn't have problems with Amazon if jake from state farm was on the case.
Ms.PacMan
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IDK - UPS seems so scared now of making a bad business decision that they can't make any good ones.
oldngray
nowhere special
His life is a world of brown. Whether khaki or UPS.
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