The U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS have released recommended ship-by dates for gifts to be delivered in time for the December 25 holiday, which lands on a Saturday this year. With supply chain snags slowing deliveries to both retail stores and home doorsteps — and the USPS itself slowing mail delivery as part of a broad cost-cutting plan — retailers were already recommending consumers shop (and ship) early.
Summary
- UPS has been sending major buy signals to investors.
- The company is uniquely positioned for the Holiday Season thanks to their “Better, Not Bigger” strategy.
- Recent stock weakness makes today a good time to own the stock.
- Current yield of 2.3% makes this an attractive source of income in today’s low rate environment.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) has been a favorite among investors thanks to their stellar performance during the Pandemic. This success is largely due to management’s successful execution of their strategic plans. While UPS’s stock has come down from its all-time highs, management recently flashed a buying sign to investors. Considering that the company is now well-positioned for what should be another record Holiday Season, now could be a good time to acquire shares of UPS.
Employees at one UPS facility say they’re worried about staying safe at work as they say they’re not getting adequate security while on the job.
Throughout the pandemic as many did their best to not leave their homes, delivery drivers and shipping service employees continued to go to work and providing essential services.
However, on Tuesday several employees at the UPS Bartlett facility tell me they’re questioning their safety and this isn’t about catching COVID-19.
Wreg talked to multiple employees on the phone who asked to remain anonymous.
An Indianapolis native will be on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” Thursday, Oct. 7 to share the heartwarming story about an unlikely friend she made while she was battling cancer.
Allie Olson was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. The Indianapolis native, who now lives in Brooklyn, New York, found support in her UPS delivery driver, Al Rodriguez.
He became her friend, a positive light and mentor during her fight to beat cancer.
Rodriguez knew exactly what she was going through because he had been in her shoes, twice having battled cancer and won.
Being a cancer survivor himself, Rodriguez did something special for Olson: He would include letters of inspiration with her packages and bring them up to her door.
In late 2014, Scott Ruffin was deep in the trenches of Amazon’s logistics operation, when he was tapped to solve a major problem. The company was relying on air cargo partners to haul its packages across the country, but needed more space to meet its rapid growth.
Amazon began to lease its own airplanes. And in 2016, Ruffin launched Amazon Air, a dedicated cargo network that would directly rival shipping shipping giants UPS and FedEx.
Before Amazon Air, Ruffin had an early role in developing Amazon’s sortation centers, the facilities that allow the company to better control a package’s journey to a shopper’s doorstep and to speed up the process.