Carriers feeling cheery about on-time holiday deliveries: KPRC2
FILE - A United States Postal Service employee works outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 3, 2021. The nations major shipping companies are in the best shape to get holiday shoppers packages delivered on time since the start of the pandemic, suggesting a return to normalcy.
The system is already being put to the test ahead of big shopping days on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when retailers entice shoppers with bargains. Amazon held a second Prime Day in October to jumpstart early holiday sales, but some shoppers are still holding out for deals in the coming days. The outlook could be a win for carriers who need fewer temporary workers, retailers who face fewer peak surcharges, and shoppers whose gifts are more likely to be delivered on time, said Satish Jindel, president of Pennsylvania-based ShipMatrix.
Performance improved last year. And Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the situation is even better now, with the installation of 137 new package-sorting machines ahead of the holiday season, bringing the total to 249 additional package-processing machines since March 2021.
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