Posts Tagged: Holidays

2017 Holiday Schedules for U.S. Ground Services

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U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers As the holidays approach, we want to help you avoid any unnecessary shipping delays over the next few weeks. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers. If you have… Read more »

2016 Holiday Schedules for U.S. Ground Services

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U.S. Holiday schedules for Logistics Plus and ground carriers As the holidays approach, we want to help you avoid any unnecessary shipping delays over the next few weeks. Shown below is the holiday schedule for U.S.-based Logistics Plus offices and warehouse locations, as well as the top U.S. ground (parcel and LTL) carriers. If you have… Read more »

International Workers’ Day / Labour Day / May Day

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International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day in some places, is an international celebration of laborers and the working classes.  The May 1st date (which falls on a Sunday this year) is celebrated as May Day in most countries around the world. In the United Kingdom and Ireland the holiday isn’t fixed at May… Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Merry Christmas in Other Languages

Merry Christmas in other Languages

At Logistics Plus, we celebrate the multi-national diversity of our employees, customers, friends and family throughout the year – and especially throughout the holiday season. It is, therefore, appropriate that we take a quick look at different ways to greet coworkers, friends and family in their native language (and put smiles on their faces by trying). Use the infographic below (from… Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Shipping and the Holidays

Shipping and the Holidays

It’s no secret that the holiday season has increasingly become a season for shopping. But with the development of technology, more shoppers are turning to online retailers to find the perfect gift for their loved ones, putting even more pressure on shipping companies. The infographic below shows just how busy carriers like UPS, USPS and FedEx were during the… Read more »

A Holiday Greeting for Our Customers, Partners and Friends

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It has been another great year, and I would like to thank all of our customers and partners for playing an important role in the growth and success of Logistics Plus. This year, your loyalty and support have helped us to be recognized as: the non-manufacturing Employer of the Year in northwestern PA (by the DevelopErie economic… Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Christmas By The Numbers

Christmas by the Numbers

As one of the most observed holidays in the world, Christmas has become a time for exchanging gifts, attending parties and putting up Christmas trees. Each Christmas season, Americans alone buy more than 30 million real and artificial trees. In 2010, the United Arab Emirates spent more than $11 million to break the record for the most expensively decorated tree… Read more »

LP India Celebrates Independence Day

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India is celebrating its 69th year of Independence this month. India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947. Independence Day in India is a day when Indian people pay homage to their leaders and those who fought for India’s freedom in the past. The period leading up to Independence Day is a time when major government buildings are… Read more »

Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival, in China start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The festival lasts for about 23 days, ending on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the Chinese calendar. According to historical documents,… Read more »