1.0EcommerceByteshttps://www.ecommercebytes.comIna Steinerhttps://www.ecommercebytes.com/author/ina-steiner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EkR2S8fFg3"><a href="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2015/01/26/ups-holiday-preparedness-cost-merchants-next-season/">UPS Holiday Preparedness to Cost Merchants Next Season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2015/01/26/ups-holiday-preparedness-cost-merchants-next-season/embed/#?secret=EkR2S8fFg3" width="600" height="338" title="“UPS Holiday Preparedness to Cost Merchants Next Season” — EcommerceBytes" data-secret="EkR2S8fFg3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Unlike 2013, UPS delivery performance during the recent holiday shopping season went smoothly, the company said. But its financial performance for shareholders in the all-important fourth quarter was not as satisfactory, according to its CEO. And that could prove costly for online retailers later this year as the company works on introducing new peak holiday […]