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UPS: Hidden Camera Found In Pa. Restroom; Police Investigating – CBS Pittsburgh

Authorities are investigating after officials say a hidden mobile camera was found hidden in a women’s restroom at a United Parcel Service satellite facility in western Pennsylvania.

UPS spokeswoman Kim Krebs said Wednesday the person responsible for the camera found in the North Apollo facility has been identified and fired. Police have begun an investigation into the incident.

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UPS: Surging e-commerce sales to drive record holiday returns – Retail Dive

The holiday rush isn’t over yet for shipping companies. This week, consumers will flood the parcel delivery company with ill-fitting sweaters, gaudy jewelry and other unwanted holiday gifts to be returned.

For retailers, the reverse supply chain problem can be costly: The National Retail Federation estimates returns cost U.S. retailers more than $260 billion in lost sales. “Retailers are continuously improving their returns programs,” Teresa Finley, chief marketing officer for UPS, said in a statement. “The next great opportunity is to unlock the value of these returned products through a sophisticated reverse logistics program.”

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The UPS Store Marks First Rose Parade Appearance with Award-Winning Float

The UPS Store celebrated more than just the debut of its first-ever float in the 2017 Tournament of Roses Parade® today taking home the Isabella Coleman Award for its float “Books Bring Us Together,” a float designed to highlight the importance of childhood literacy.

The Isabella Coleman Award, named after the first female float designer for the Tournament of Roses Parade, is given to the float that represents the best in presentation of color and color harmony through floral use.

The float was designed to spotlight the Toys for Tots Literacy Program, developed by The UPS Store and the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation in 2008. The program provides books and educational resources to economically disadvantaged children in communities across the country, aiming to enhance children’s ability to read and communicate effectively by igniting their imaginations through stories and tales.

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UPS facing $73k penalty in Louisville worker safety case – WDRB

UPS faces more than $73,000 in fines after inspectors uncovered workplace-safety violations at a Grade Lane hangar at Louisville International Airport, a federal database shows.

It is the steepest penalty levied against the package-delivery company in at least the last five years, according to a WDRB News analysis of online U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration records.

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Woman Crashed Into Back of Parked UPS Truck, So Her Father’s Suing UPS – Patch

The young woman, who has since died, pleaded guilty in her traffic case.

The father of a now deceased Shorewood woman who pleaded guilty to crashing into the back of a parked United Parcel Service truck is now suing United Parcel Service.

The UPS truck was illegally parked, according to the lawsuit, and was very dirty and difficult to see. Also, the suit said, the lack of skid marks indicated Johanna Burchardt “didn’t make an effort to avoid the illegally parked vehicle because she couldn’t see it.”