{
  "id": 15797406,
  "title": "Stop Delivery Costs from Eating Your Growth: The 2027 Delivery Cost Reset",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/stop-delivery-costs-from-eating-your-growth-the-2027-delivery-cost",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T20:17:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Supply Chain Brain",
    "slug": "supply-chain-brain",
    "url": "https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/45052-stop-delivery-costs-from-eating-your-growth-the-2027-delivery-cost-reset"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Delivery cost rose 12% for the median US operator in 2026, and 88% of operators say it is growing as fast as revenue or faster. With UPS and FedEx peak surcharges already live, cost-to-serve is under pressure just as customers redefine what good delivery means.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}