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FedEx pivots in holiday shipping charges — except in some instances
FedEx is giving its customers an early holiday gift — while taking a stab at its rival UPS. The delivery service announced that it will forego additional surcharges on deliveries this holiday season — unless packages require additional handling, are oversized or unauthorized. FedEx made the decision based on the growing volume of large packages moving through the FedEx Ground network during the holidays. -
FedEx expects 12% increase in holiday shipments
FedEx says a big boost in online shopping will propel its business between Black Friday and Christmas Eve at least 12.4% above 2014 levels.
FedEx expects the holiday period to include three shipment volume spikes: Cyber Monday and the first two Mondays in December.
The company said it was adding 55,000 employees for the holidays to handle the increased demand.