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Exclusive: UPS weighs strategy to deliver bulky goods to boost growth – Reuters

United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) is in talks with at least one U.S. trucking firm to launch an in-home delivery service for large, heavy goods such as couches and treadmills, as the world’s largest package deliverer looks to cash in on one the fastest growing segments of online retail.

UPS and its rival FedEx Corp (FDX.N) currently deliver parcels up to 150 pounds (68.04 kg) in weight to a person’s door step, and neither carries packages into a person’s home or handles so-called “white glove” services such as product assembly or installation.

UPS told Reuters it is now eyeing the furniture delivery business – one of the fastest-growing segments of online retail – with Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), Wayfair Inc (W.N) and other e-commerce companies competing for market share against chains like Crate and Barrel and big-box stores.

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Chris Cassidy To Lead UPS’s Global Healthcare Logistics Strategy

A former executive with GlaxoSmithKline, Cassidy will be responsible for deepening UPS’s supply chain footprint in top-tier priority segment

UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced Chris Cassidy as vice president of global healthcare logistics strategy. He is charged with leading and advancing UPS’s commitment to the healthcare supply chain, which remains a top company priority.

“As UPS transforms our business for the future and invests in our global healthcare-compliant distribution infrastructure, it’s imperative that we have the right innovative leaders to keep our healthcare supply chain strategy nimble and effective,” says Alan Gershenhorn, UPS chief commercial officer. “Chris’ extensive healthcare-compliant supply chain roles at GSK along with his other experience and thought leadership make him a great fit to help UPS meet the complex demands of our healthcare and life science customers.”

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The UPS Store Survey Finds Two Thirds of Americans Dream of Opening a Small Business

“Inside Small Business Survey” Shows Americans Remain Optimistic About Starting Small Businesses

The UPS Store, Inc. released the findings of their first annual “Inside Small Business Survey” today, which found that 66 percent of respondents dream of opening a small business. Part of The UPS Store® annual initiative to celebrate National Small Business Month, Small Biz Salute, The UPS Store “Inside Small Business Survey” captures sentiments of Americans and their feelings toward both starting and shopping at small businesses. Throughout the month of May, participating The UPS Store locations across the country will be celebrating Small Biz Salute with local events geared specifically to honor and recognize small businesses and entrepreneurs right in their communities.

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Police: UPS worker readdressed packages to himself – WCTV

A worker at the UPS warehouse on Hartsfield Road is accused of systematically diverting packages to himself so he could steal the contents and sell the items on eBay.

Tallahassee Police arrested Nicholas Ocampo, 19, on Thursday.

Investigators say Ocampo made labels addressed to himself and placed them on shipments at the UPS facility, so they would be delivered to his home instead of their intended recipient.

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How UPS Is Coping With the Country’s Online Shopping Habit – Footwear News

United Parcel Service is making moves to accommodate our collective habit of getting everything delivered to our front doors.

The company plans on reducing costs and driving growth in its operations, responding to increasing parcel volumes and competition from Amazon, which expects to roll out its own logistics network beginning this year.

It’s also adapting to another new normal: delivery to individual consumers has now overtaken delivery to businesses (a segment for which UPS is still the leading provider), a more expensive undertaking because of the difference in density, with drivers dropping off one or two packages to an address rather than a few dozen. In fact, online shopping drove a 4.6 increase in parcel volumes for the company’s U.S. domestic service in the first quarter.