Can UPS handle the biggest holiday shopping season yet? The shipping giant has 100,000 new openings for seasonal workers, a small jump from last year. With online shopping getting bigger than ever, will UPS pull through? Ivan De Luce 9.14.20 4:18 PM Innovation
Despite massive demand and government funding, FedEx and UPS have cut hiring by as much as 62% FedEx just landed a $60mm contract. It then cut hiring by 62%. Meanwhile UPS workers are doing 60-hour shifts and it says its hiring needs are "flat". Joshua Fruhlinger 4.23.20 5:07 PM Innovation
From 11,000 to 800 job openings in 2 months: UPS's dependence on e-commerce visualized Hiring data shows how dependent UPS has become on the e-commerce industry, and that's troubling some investors. Joshua Fruhlinger 1.30.20 8:56 PM Innovation
Battle of the Drones: How CVS and Walgreens' upcoming drone delivery coverage compares City dwellers are likely out of luck for drone delivery at first, but here are some maps to help predict where the drones will land first. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.23.19 5:05 PM Innovation
Amazon accelerates hiring for Amazon Air as it looks to sidestep UPS and FedEx Amazon plans to sidestep air cargo companies with Amazon Air. Hiring activity indicates Bezos and co are already at cruising altitude. Joshua Fruhlinger 8.5.19 2:16 PM Markets
American job security is eroding, according to trends at nation's top-10 employers When it comes to America's largest companies, a growth in full-time employment doesn't appear to be accelerating as much as some would like us to think. Joshua Fruhlinger 11.5.18 6:46 PM People