According to the Wall Street Journal: "United Parcel Service Inc., FedEx Corp., and the U.S. Postal Service expected to ship more than 1.5 billion packages combined this year, an increase of more than 10% over last year. But volumes are already higher than forecast, resulting in delivery delays earlier this month as their networks were strained."
It has been difficult to accurately predict -- or adapt to -- the dramatic shift in online purchasing, especially as retailers promise to fulfill delayed purchases.
According to Motely Fool, "Retailers like Barnes & Noble, Gap, and J. Crew have set a Dec. 21 order deadline, perhaps challenging the ability of the carriers to come through. Yet they're not the ones pushing the envelope furthest. lululemon athletica, Macy's, and Sears have all promised delivery if orders are made by the 22nd, and Nordstrom even went so far as to set a Dec. 23 deadline. Interestingly, Best Buy, which two years ago had set a Dec. 23 drop-dead date and saw many missed deliveries, set a Dec. 17 deadline this year. While UPS and FedEx will again bear the brunt of the blame if packages aren't delivered on time, it's clear that it's really the retailers who are at fault if all you get in your Christmas stocking this year is a lump of coal."
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