Australia is experiencing a mail meltdown in certain regions, and it’s pressing the pause button this weekend in an effort to catchup, impacting both domestic retailers and international sellers. On Wednesday, Australia Post announced it would pause Parcel Post collections Read more
Pitney Bowes is implementing changes and will assess temporary surcharges to prepare for the peak holiday-shopping season. The pricing adjustments impact its domestic and cross-border delivery and returns services and will take effect on October 3, 2021. The temporary pricing Read more
With the cost of a USPS First Class stamp increasing on Sunday, eBay is raising rates for Standard Envelope, its service for shipping small, low-cost collectibles through the mail. No need to panic, though – the rates are going up Read more
Alibaba is deploying 1,000 bots across Chinese university campuses and urban communities to deliver packages to online shoppers. The bots will pick up parcels at a local courier drop-off point and make their way to customers’ doors. “Imagine a robot Read more
Treating delivery drivers as gig workers may not be the best way to get packages delivered safely and reliably. At least that appears to be the premise of new company called the FRONTdoor Collective that offers independent delivery companies – Read more
FedEx Ground is turning to robotics to streamline the processing of small packages as it experiences exponential growth in ecommerce business. FedEx Ground recently implemented sortation and identification systems in New York to robotically sort the thousands of small packages Read more
Etsy told sellers they could buy First Class Letter postage for 53 cents even as the rate for a postage stamp will increase from 55 cents to 58 cents on August 29th. But the real news is that it comes Read more
As expected, postal rates are increasing in August. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the changes today (July 19). The proposed price changes would raise overall Market Dominant product and service prices by an average of approximately 6.9 percent. “Competitive” rates Read more
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire Stamps.com in a deal valued at $6.6 billion (that’s billion with a “B”). The agreement includes a 40-day “go-shop” period expiring August 18, 2021 that allows Stamps.com to consider alternative acquisition proposals Read more
Executives from the US Postal Service met last week to prepare for the upcoming holiday shipping season – and one area they focused on was staffing. The USPS Logistics and Processing Operations department is responsible for processing and moving mail Read more
