BNET Industries
Market Cap:$41.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$51.4B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS) is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain and freight services. With more than a century of experience in transportation and logistics, UPS is a leading global trade expert equipped with a broad portfolio of solutions. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Number of Employees 260,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Couriers and Express Delivery Services: 492110
Recent Events
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Paychex Is Still Waiting for the Recovery
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UPS Launches BlackBerry Application
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UPS Releases BlackBerry App
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Shippers Prepare and Hope for a Holiday Crush
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Reggie Middleton vs Goldman Sachs, Pt. Deux: Buy into a Collapsing Market to Fund Bonuses,...
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WE tv Ups 2 Digital Execs
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Goldman Sachs Upgraded US REITS to Neutral; Ups BKD, AVB, GGWPQ, Downgrades KIM
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UPS hiking rates for 2010
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Smart Power Monitoring with Network UPS Tools
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An epiphany, and a new policing philosophy
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Alchemilla Ultra-Pure Skin Care Becomes a Corporate Member of United Plant Savers Organization
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iPhone Most Popular Touchscreen Device
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FedEx promotes services with international effort
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UPS and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to Unveil Special Safe Driving Paint...
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UPS Teams with American Red Cross to Send Relief Flight to American Samoa
News & Analysis
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Jefferies Ups Google Price Target
Reuters
- 2009-12-16
(Reuters) - Jefferies raised its price target on Google Inc's GOOG stock to $695 from $600, while reiterating its buy rating, citing optimism among advertisers for fiscal 2010 amid improving macro environment."Our channel checks point to strengthening advertising, e-commerce environment and improving fiscal 2010 outlook, which bodes well for Google,"...
What Can UPS Do for Social Media?
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-10-27
Andy Beal submits: While this UPS sponsored video at Mashable is slick, I’m scratching my head over it. by Andy Beal
AdLink CEO Resigns; Company Ups Stake In Sedo
PaidContent
- 2009-09-30
A series of big announcements today from AdLINK Group, the European online advertising network and marketing firm, which sold its display ad unit in July to Hi-Media, and is describing these moves as the completion of a “realignment”: CEO Stéphane Cordier, who has led AdLINK since 2002, along with...
Martin Agency Exec Drags UPS Client Into Rant About Delayed Delta Flight
BNET
- 2009-07-16
Andy Azula, creative director at The Martin Agency, learned the hard way how not to complain about airline delays after he posted a diatribe against Delta and then -- after it embarrased himself, his agency and key client UPS -- took it down. Now his blog has filled up...
Follow In These Footsteps: Provide Excellent Service
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Zappos.com leads the way with model shipping and return policies. Zappos.com, an online retailer of shoes, apparel, accessories and electronics based in Las Vegas, stresses excellent customer service and fast order processing. With UPS Returns on the Web, Zappos customers can easily try different sizes and colors and return the...
Say Cheese: The Internet Spurs A Dairy's Growth
BNET
- 2009-01-01
A rural business finds that "Off the map" needn't mean off the economic grid. Seeking to diversify beyond milk production, the owners of Split Creek Farm, near Anderson, S.C., began making artisan cheeses with a shelf life that guarantees safe shipment to customers throughout the country. In response to an...
A Shoemaker Walks The Walk On The Web
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Hip Fluevog sells soul as well as soles, from design to delivery. John Fluevog Shoes designs, manufactures and sells high-fashion footwear with a quirky flair. Each of its 10 retail stores accepts phone and Internet orders. The stores manage their shipments through UPS WorldShip and Quantum View Manage shipping and...
The Perfect Match: A Bridal Retailer Espouses A Fulfilling Shipping Partnership
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Connection grows with order fulfillment, package improvement and an online shipping system. David's Bridal, the largest bridal retailer in the country, launched a collection of gowns online as a market test. The test's success convinced the company that it was time to radically expand its Internet offerings. The company turned...
Getting A Slice Of The Pie
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Home Run Inn is still family-owned and operated, with seven restaurants, two manufacturing plants and one distribution facility that sends frozen pizzas out to grocery stores in more than 20 states. But the company was still missing an important market: Internet sales. Home Run Inn found the solution it was...
Making The Leap From Retail To e-Tail
BNET
- 2009-01-01
Internet selling is easier than ever. Yahoo!'s popular and easy-to-use Merchant Solutions service provides everything you need to set up and run a successful online store-hosting, an online "Shopping cart" for customers and order processing. For its basic e-commerce package, Yahoo! charges a $50 setup fee, $39.95 a month and...
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