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The Great Global Safety Net

Posted on by John Yunker

UPS is like a lot of American multinationals – its international business is not the core source of revenues, but is an increasingly vital source of revenues. This week, UPS released its quarterly figures: we find that while its U.S. business grew at a paltry 1.4% over last year, the international business grew 17%, thanks in part to a new hub in Asia.

Granted, the international revenues do not make up the majority of global revenues, but they do keep growing. And if I were a manager at UPS and I wanted to have a bright future, I’d make sure I was in that international division. If you’re interested in the nitty gritty

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Written by John Yunker

John is co-founder of Byte Level Research and author of The Web Globalization Report Card.

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