Record Number of Shipments Predicted This Holiday Season
While package carriers were unable to deliver all holiday packages in time for Christmas in 2013, they achieved a better outcome in 2014 and hope to continue their successes this holiday season, which is forecasted to have a record-breaking number of deliveries.
FedEx predicts delivering 317 million shipments—a 12.4 percent increase over last year's holiday season; UPS estimates having 630 million packages—a 10 percent increase; and the U.S. Postal Service believes it will deliver 15.5 billion pieces of mail and 600 million packages—a 10.5 percent jump over last year's number. FedEx's number includes Black Friday through Christmas Eve while UPS and USPS count Black Friday through New Year's Eve.
Amanda L. Cole is the editor-in-chief of NonProfit PRO. She was formerly editor-in-chief of special projects for NonProfit PRO's sister publication, Promo Marketing. Contact her at acole@napco.com.