In 2015, U.S. e-commerce sales clocked in at $342 billion, a 14.6% increase over 2014. That number continues to grow, and logistics companies like United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) have already seen their business models called into question by this new trend. So how important is e-commerce to these two companies? Let’s take a look.
In 2015, U.S. e-commerce sales clocked in at $342 billion, a 14.6% increase over 2014. That number continues to grow, and logistics companies like United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) have already seen their business models called into question by this new trend. So how important is e-commerce to these two companies? Let’s take a look.