FedEx Sees Shipment Peak on Cyber Monday as E-Commerce Grows
This article is for subscribers only.
FedEx Corp. projects its busiest shipping day this holiday season will be Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, with online retailers driving an 11 percent increase from 2012 to produce the company’s highest volume in history.
FedEx, operator of the biggest cargo airline, forecasts more than 22 million shipments will move through its global network on Cyber Monday, according to a statement today. The Dec. 2 date is the earliest peak day since at least 2007, the company said. For the past six years, the busiest day has fallen in the middle of December.