UPS

UPS today reported today that fourth quarter revenue increased 6.1 percent to $15.895 billion, and operating profit was off 60.5 percent annually at $754 million. Earnings per share were flat at $1.25 and were in line with earnings pre-guidance it recently issued that called for earnings per share to come in at $1.25.

Unlike other shipping companies, the Postal Service is not implementing any new dimensional weight charges with this pricing proposal

UPS officials cited an underperforming U.S. domestic segment as the main reason for earnings being lower than previous guidance.

For the fourth quarter of 2014, UPS said it anticipates adjusted diluted earnings per share of roughly $1.25, with full-year 2014 adjusted diluted earnings per share at $4.75, which represents a 3.9 percent annual gain over 2013’s adjusted earnings per share of $4.57, with full-year 2014 diluted earnings pegged at around $3.28 per share, which is 28.9 percent below 2013’s $4.61.

Transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said this week it has rolled out international facility expansions at three different locations, two based in Germany and one in the Netherlands.

Holiday package deliveries faced a far less bumpy road in 2014 compared to 2013.

Customer growth fuels need for additional space.

According to experts, approximately 33 percent of ground shipments will be affected by new dimensional weight pricing changes that go into effect this week.

This service, which functions as an express freight service geared towards urgent, time-sensitive, and high-value international shipments, was initially launched by Big Brown in January 2013.

After Cyber Monday and Christmas deliveries, delivery firms now face another surge today, January 6, 2015, which UPS has dubbed National Returns Day.

We see a steadily growing economy, says Kurt Kuehn, UPS CFO, sharing his thoughts on the future of retail and shipping, we think the big push is going to be local next day delivery, says Kuehn.

The acquisition will add three facilities, expanding UPS’ health-care network to 14 facilities with compliant healthcare supply chain solutions across Europe.

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UPS said this week that it has added significant space to some of its North America-based distribution facilities, which the company increases the total size of its supply chain solutions network size by roughly 1.2 million square-feet. The company’s total global supply chain solutions network is comprised of 596 facilities and about 32.8 million square-feet. UPS offers various services at these facilities, including: warehousing and fulfillment inventory, transportation and returns management; custom kitting and packaging; and store-ready displays.

The Atlanta-based company’s management team made presentations based on theme of “Networked for Growth,” which was comprised of various plans geared towards future revenue and profitability.