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“2024 Brings Higher Shipping Costs: FedEx and UPS Rates on the Rise” by Jen Deming of BRA Partnership Shipping Program

“2024 Brings Higher Shipping Costs: FedEx and UPS Rates on the Rise” by Jen Deming of BRA Partnership Shipping Program

Get ready for a hit to your shipping budget in 2024 as FedEx and UPS plan to bump up their rates by an average of 5.9%. But don’t be fooled by that number alone. Thanks to various fees and other adjustments, your actual shipping costs will likely rise even higher. The silver lining? BRA members can take action now to offset the upcoming cost increase. Enroll today for member-exclusive FedEx discounts of up to 50%. For a deep dive into the FedEx and UPS rate changes for 2024, check out the complete report from our trusted benefit provider PartnerShip.

Enroll today link:

https://www.partnership.com/micro-site/fedex/BRA?promo_code=9153&utm_source=association&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=PS(9153)

Rate increase report link:

https://www.partnership.com/blog/post/fedex-ups-general-rate-increase?utm_source=association&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=PS(9153)


BRA strives to be the definitive resource for board specialty and lifestyle retailers, and we are always looking for ways to help your business be successful. We’re excited to announce a brand-new benefit available to BRA Distinguished Retail Members that will save you money by spending less on shipping.




With the BRA Shipping Program, managed by PartnerShip®, you save 50% on FedEx Express and 30% on FedEx Ground. If you’re receiving inbound freight shipments from your vendors, you’ll also have access to competitive rates with UPS Freight, YRC Freight, XPO, and many others.


To take advantage of this free benefit, enroll now.

To learn more about the BRA Shipping Program email [email protected].    



If you are not yet a BRA Distinguished Retail Member, please complete the super simple join form (choose the Distinguished Retail Membership option).  Immediately after you submit your completed join form, you will receive a prompt with payment instructions for the $100 Annual Dues (100% tax deductible). Shortly after receiving the completed form, we will email you the link to access the BRA Office Depot Preferential Pricing Program and the summary of additional Supporting Vendor Partner benefits for BRA Retail Members. Once your payment is received in our system, we will notify the good people at PartnerShip who will approve your enrollment and enable you to take advantage of the savings in a timely manner.