Atlanta-Based UPS Predicts Record Holiday Deliveries, Defends Price Hike

Atlanta-based UPS expects to deliver more than 750 million packages between Thanksgiving and Dec. 31.

Steve Helber / Associated Press

UPS expects another record holiday season, with deliveries up 5 percent over last year, as online shopping continues to grow.

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The company said Thursday that it expects to deliver more than 750 million packages between Thanksgiving and Dec. 31. It expects to haul at least 30 million packages on 17 of the last 21 delivery days before Christmas.