News / Amazon rate increase deferral a powerful magnet for squeezed US retailers

05/01/2021

Amazon looks poised to increase its market share through its decision to postpone rate increases until June.

FedEx and UPS have raised their general rates by 4.9% and, on top of this, FedEx is maintaining peak season surcharges that traditionally disappear in mid-January, with UPS expected ...

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