One year ago, the USPS Inspector General said offering financial services could help generate $8.9 billion in new revenue per year for the Postal Service. Apparently postal workers agree, and their union said Wednesday the Postal Service should also capture a greater Read more
The USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) says U.S. Postal Service’s requirement to prefund its long-term pension and healthcare liabilities doesn’t seem quite right. And it issued a report describing why it thinks so. In a recent blog post, the Read more
Ecommerce pros selling lightweight but bulky items found themselves recipients of an unwelcome yet anticipated change in shipping rate calculations by UPS and FedEx. As the 2014 holiday shopping season ended, both package carriers shifted to using dimensional weight as Read more
Top officials at the U.S. Postal Service are looking to the shipping and Standard Mail lines of business to help the cash-strapped agency offset sustained declines in First Class Mail. Buoyed by double-digit growth in shipping and package volume, the Read more
As the U.S. Postal Service increases efforts to take business away from UPS and FedEx, UPS is asking the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to require USPS to be more forthcoming with information about its competitive products. In a filing on Read more
In last month’s article, “UPS Holiday Preparedness to Cost Merchants Next Season,” we reported that UPS planned to introduce new peak holiday shipping rates. The news came as the company gave investors advance warning that it had experienced a disappointing fourth quarter Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission redesigned its website to make it easier for postal customers – including online merchants – to file reports and find information. The PRC is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the United States Postal Service, authority Read more
Technically there have been five Postmasters General since the advent of online selling, but merchants are likely most familiar with the previous two: Jack Potter and Patrick Donahoe. On Sunday, Megan Brennan officially became Postmaster General of the United States, Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza added a shipping feature to make it easier for sellers who ship internationally. Bonanza added the ability for sellers to buy and print USPS international shipping labels directly on the marketplace. When sellers purchase USPS international shipping Read more
USPS, UPS, and FedEx suspended delivery and pickup in large areas of the Northeast due to “Winter Storm Juno,” aka the Blizzard of 2015, while online marketplaces warned users of the possible impact of the storm on their transactions. eBay Read more
