This probably isn’t the first time you’ve been warned about peak season. Media coverage of last year’s holiday season had consumers buying earlier than ever and carriers hiking prices in anticipation of historic volume, but as it turned out there wasn’t really much of a problem. All three of the largest U.S. carriers posted similar or slightly better on-time delivery rates than during the 2019 peak, despite 2020’s holiday season being the busiest on record.
But this year will be different, for...
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