UPS News & Updates
Last updated October 16, 2026
TikTok Shop and UPS team up for box-free, label-free returns to remove buyer friction
UPS signs an exclusive deal making Happy Returns the box-free, label-free returns option for TikTok Shop sellers in the US
UPS reorganizes its leadership around a new global operating model after finishing its phase-out of low-margin Amazon volume
UPS and FedEx raise 2026 holiday residential surcharges roughly 23% to 25% over last year, with first fees hitting September 27
Target collects $994M in IEEPA tariff refunds and won’t repay shoppers, while FedEx and UPS start sending refunds to customers
Walmart reports 4.1% U.S. comparable sales growth in Q1 as cash-strapped consumers cut gas pump fill-ups to below 10 gallons per trip
USPS to round up package dimensions to whole inches and change dimensional weight divisor on July 12 to align pricing with FedEx and UPS
UPS rolls out RFID package sensing across its entire U.S. network, the first carrier to do so nationwide
#274 – X Money will destroy the world, UPS is RFID everywhere, & Amazon knew it was price-fixing
UPS has deployed RFID tracking across its entire U.S. network, automatically sensing packages without manual scans
UPS opens $100M Taiwan logistics hub, its largest in Asia Pacific, to serve surging tech demand
Cargojet secures UPS contracts to offset the loss of China e-commerce volume caused by US tariffs
UPS sues Temu operator Whaleco for €37M over unpaid delivery bills
UPS cuts 30,000 jobs as it winds down Amazon partnership
UPS offers voluntary buyouts to full time U.S. drivers
UPS cuts back on delivering Amazon packages
#211 – Trade Wars, UPS fires Amazon, & the EU’s new AI Act
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