UPS hurls near-blizzard of new services at the market ahead of Q4 results

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By Alex Lennane

30/01/2020

Just before announcing its fourth-quarter results, UPS announced a lot of new services and products it plans to introduce. Was it to distract from the results, which, while not awful, missed revenue forecasts by $90m? Who knows. Nonetheless, announce it did: a new super-hub in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; more weekend pick-ups and deliveries; a deal with UK electric vehicle start-up Arrival; a new service from its drone delivery arm … the list goes on, as Freightwaves shows. We will give you ...

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