The USPS filed a notice about its rate plans for Priority Mail, a popular service among online sellers. But the filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission included some good news – the Postal Service wants to keep domestic Priority Mail Read more
eBay sellers were scurrying to ship packages before the snow storm Monday, but were stymied due to technical issues on the site. “Is eBay Monday mean no shipping again? Got the first items out and now nothing will process on Read more
Many merchants who ship online orders via FedEx and UPS ground are unaware of the significant changes to rates that took effect at the beginning of this year, according to Endicia. The company, which helps businesses with USPS shipping, surveyed Read more
Unlike 2013, UPS delivery performance during the recent holiday shopping season went smoothly, the company said. But its financial performance for shareholders in the all-important fourth quarter was not as satisfactory, according to its CEO. And that could prove costly Read more
Etsy added a new feature to help improve the deliverability of packages to U.S. buyers – the online marketplace is letting buyers verify their addresses against USPS records. When U.S. buyers add or edit an address in their Etsy account, Read more
Online merchants are bracing for operational disruptions and delivery delays after the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the East Coast. Not only are sellers concerned about disruptions in shipping and delivery, but with the kind of storm Read more
The U.S. Postal Service will raise rates in April for some market dominant services based on a Consumer Price Index (CPI) cap authority of 1.966%. While the price of a first class Forever stamp won’t change, each additional ounce will Read more
The mail is getting slower and Universal Service is in jeopardy, according to the former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Ruth Goldway, who still serves on the commission, wrote a post for the “Congress Blog” of the DC newspaper Read more
The U.S. Postal Service delivered 524 million packages in December, 18% higher than last year and exceeding its holiday delivery projections. It also broke a record for the most packages delivered in a single day in its history when on Read more
To appease shoppers in a hurry for their online purchases, eBay and Amazon have been working to develop faster delivery methods, and they’re not alone. On Monday, the United States Postal Service gave notice it is expanding the market test Read more
