UPS spokesman Steve Holmes said he couldn’t comment on whether FedEx’s announcement came in response to UPS’ new package returns system. “We’ll have to take them at their word,” he said.

FedEx Easy Returns, supported by Blue Yonder logistics software, gives FedEx customers the option to return packages at participating FedEx and Kohl’s (KSS) locations. Unlike FedEx's (NYSE: FDX ...

FedEx Easy Returns will be offered at 3,000 drop-off locations at FedEx Office and Kohl’s stores with plans for rapid growth across the country, according to a FedEx news release.