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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 2339715" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2016/08/30/fedex-replaces-ups-at-office-depot-stores.html" target="_blank">FedEx replaces UPS at Office Depot stores</a></p><p></p><p>Losing a customer, especially a large one like OD that had a longstanding relationship with UPS, is rarely a good thing. OD likely had very good package characteristics - almost all commercial deliveries, multiple pieces per stop, heavy. FedEx Ground must have really dropped their pants to win this account but they are already advantaged over UPS due to a lower labor cost. Say what you will about heavy packages, multiple boxes of paper, etc. but losing a high volume commercial shipper with a likely higher than average revenue per piece is not a good thing for UPS. It may not impact the higher seniority drivers but it just makes it take a little longer now for some part-timers that were on the bubble of going full time. it also gives FedEx "bragging rights" to say they now have 1,500 more locations to ship from, creating more pressure on The UPS Store network and other UPS shipping outlets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 2339715, member: 2193"] [URL='http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2016/08/30/fedex-replaces-ups-at-office-depot-stores.html']FedEx replaces UPS at Office Depot stores[/URL] Losing a customer, especially a large one like OD that had a longstanding relationship with UPS, is rarely a good thing. OD likely had very good package characteristics - almost all commercial deliveries, multiple pieces per stop, heavy. FedEx Ground must have really dropped their pants to win this account but they are already advantaged over UPS due to a lower labor cost. Say what you will about heavy packages, multiple boxes of paper, etc. but losing a high volume commercial shipper with a likely higher than average revenue per piece is not a good thing for UPS. It may not impact the higher seniority drivers but it just makes it take a little longer now for some part-timers that were on the bubble of going full time. it also gives FedEx "bragging rights" to say they now have 1,500 more locations to ship from, creating more pressure on The UPS Store network and other UPS shipping outlets. [/QUOTE]
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