# UPS is cutting Amazon deliveries by more than 50% in 2026.

*business · news · 2026-04-22 · Entrepreneur*

## Key points

- UPS will cut Amazon deliveries by over 50% in 2026 to focus on handling returns.
- UPS’s Happy Returns network now has 10,000 U.S. drop-off locations after adding 1,700 sites.
- Returns logistics offer UPS higher profit margins than traditional low-value last-mile deliveries.
- Happy Returns employs AI to authenticate high-value returns and reduce refund fraud.
- Currently, 79% of Americans live within five miles of a Happy Returns drop-off location.

**Companies:** UPS
**Countries:** United States

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