United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) unveiled on Wednesday its UPS Global Checkout service to simplify international online shopping by guaranteeing upfront costs for duties, fees, and taxes. The shipping ...

UPS, the parcel delivery company, opened a 172,500-square-foot processing facility in Skokie in late September, which a spokesperson said would facilitate package deliveries during the holiday season.

The global carrier is building RFID into 60,000 vehicles this year—and 40,000 next year—to automatically detect millions of tagged packages. The roll-out is part of the global company’s vision of ...