The Holiday Rush

THE HOLIBAY RUSH ups December 19 kicks off UPS's Peak Week, the company's busiest shipping week of the yea. This year, UPS expects a flurry of last-minute shopping and shipping. WHY WILL THIS PEAK WEEK TOP OTHERS? ONLINE SHOPPERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPEND $37.6 AS CONSUMERS WRAP UP THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING, ON AVERAGE AMERICANS WILL SPEND $764 ON GIFTS IN BILLION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, UP 15% FROM 2010 2011, UP 7% FROM 2010" $37.6 BILLION $31.9 BILLION $711 $764 2011 AVERAGE BY AN AMERICAN 2010 AVERAGE IN 2010 IN 2011 BY AN AMERICAN TO HANDLE THE INCREASE... UPS WILL MANAGE 58+ MILLION ONLINE PACKAGE TRACKING UPS EXPECTS TO DELIVER ON PEAK SHPPING DAY DECEMBER REQUESTS DEC. 20, THE BUSIEST TRACKING DAY OF THE YEAR 120 22 58+ MILLION PACKAGES THIS WEEK 1234567890 MILLION UPS DRIVERS WILL DELIVER ALMOST 300 PACKAGES PER SECOND UPS WILL SORT AS MANY AS 3 MILLION EXPRESS SHIPMENTS EVERY 24 HOURS AT WORLDPORT DURING PEAK WEEK 3 MILLION/24 HRS TO ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS EVE... DECEMBER 20 DECEMBER 22 DECEMBER 23 UPS 3 DAY SELECTM UPS NEXT DAY AIR UPS 2ND DAY AIR® PACKAGES NEED TO BE PACKAGES NEED TO BE PACKAGES NEED TO BE SHIPPED BY DEC, 20 SHIPPED BY DEC. 22 SHIPPED BY DEC, 23 INDICATE SATURDAY DELIVERY INDICATE SATURDAY DELIVERY Ups WEOLOGISTICS SOURCE COMCORE SOURCE GALLUP