Halloween is over, and that means Christmas trees have already begun to spring up inside retail stores. Holiday gift-wrapping has begun, and Santa will soon be ready to hear children’s requests for drones, fidget spinners and other trendy toys.
As the year’s major gift-giving season ramps up, so too will efforts by logistics companies that will be dealing with massive increases in package volume over the upcoming weeks. Delivery services such as the U.S. Postal Service and Atlanta-based UPS are preparing for shipping increases of at least 5 percent over last year, and USPS projects it will send more than 15 billion pieces of mail during the holiday season.
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