Bloomberg and others are reporting that UPS will test "standard" Saturday home delivery:
The initial test markets include Atlanta, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, according to a person briefed on the company’s plans. The service is expected to start this summer.
While its Teamsters-represented drivers typically work Monday through Friday, UPS’s contract with the union lets it evaluate new services without violating work rules, Gaut said. A spokesman for the Teamsters’ package division, which represents UPS workers, declined to comment on the Saturday tests.
The Atlanta-based shipper is remaking its worldwide network to accommodate online shopping while watching potential competitors move into its industry, including courier services now pitching same-day delivery. U.S. e-commerce sales totaled $343 billion last year, according to consulting firm AlixPartners, and had a compound annual growth rate of 17 percent from 2000 through 2015.UPS -- and others -- are working to determine what sort of dense demand is necessary to support the extra expense associated with this sort of expanded service. When can what be delivered to where and still turn a profit?
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