The Game Changer
United Parcel Services, better known as UPS, is an American air shipping and supply chain management company founded in 1907 whose headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia. Being one of the world’s largest shipping couriers, it offers services in air shipping on overnight or two-day basis and delivers it to your local post office for the last mile delivery.
For familiarity, these are the three steps in shipping a product through UPS;
Step 1: Get your package ready
After packing your product in a box, seal it with tape. For multiple items, pack the separately with cushioning material. Note the dimensions and weight of the box.
Step 2: Create a Shipping Label
A shipping label is a descriptive label that is used to describe and identify the contents of the box. You can take it to your nearest UPS store, or better still make the label online.
First, you’ll choose how fast you want the package to arrive. Check on the cost. Pay by PayPal or card, or you can pay in-store when at a UPS location store.
Step 3: Pickup
Thereafter, since it’s online, you can schedule a pick up at your address or drop it off at a UPS location near you which you’ll have to carry along your identifications.
The issuer is later given a shipment number, which is shared with the recipient, which is essential upon pickup. The recipient is sent a tracking number which you will use to track the movement of the product to your doorstep.
The Merger
In May 2020 UPS announced its shift to working on a 7-day basis for deliveries and pickups because of being under pressure to speed up deliveries. The effects of COVID-19 led to the rise of a pandemic in the whole world leading to total or partial lockdown in most states in the USA including New York which is one of the business capitals in America, its roll-up was delayed till later 2021.
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