The US Postal Service said mail delivery has improved to levels prior to the peak 2020 holiday season and subsequent 2021 winter-storm disruptions. However, it’s nothing to write home about. For the week of March 6, overall service performance for Read more
The Save the Post Office blog has created a dashboard that lets you see at a glance how well (or how poorly) the US Postal Service is performing when it comes to speed of mail delivery. In a post introducing Read more
The USPS proposed restrictions on e-cigarettes and vaping products, and the public has a chance to comment on the proposed rule by March 22, 2021. The US Postal Service published the following post this week with more information and an Read more
A new guide promises to help online merchants understand and adapt to the 2021 rate changes that have recently been rolled out by all major shipping carriers. ShippingEasy’s 2021 Guide to E-Commerce Shipping Rate Changes includes a summary of the Read more
Update 3/8/2021: “The Postal Service has resumed normal air network operations.” The US Postal Service is moving some mail from air to surface transport due to a backlog at its Memphis hub, it warned in a new alert today, February Read more
ShipStation has integrated with Buy on Google, allowing its sellers to print shipping labels for Google orders along with orders from other channels. Buy on Google is a checkout experience that allows shoppers to easily purchase products directly from retailers Read more
Sellers are still dealing with the ramifications of late deliveries caused by a brutal holiday-season shipping logjam, and now they are dealing with another nationwide shipping disaster. The USPS said its national transportation network has been severely disrupted by winter Read more
Amazon requires sellers to add the shipping-carrier name when confirming shipment through the Manage Orders page on Seller Central. Soon, it will require the same when sellers confirm shipments via bulk feeds, APIs, or integrators. In addition, Amazon will begin Read more
eBay has a new shipping option exclusively for sellers of inexpensive trading cards, as we’ve reported. This week, eBay told Linn’s Stamp News that the eBay Standard Envelope option would also be available to sellers in the Stamps category, though Read more
The USPS implemented surge-pricing during the 2020 holiday season that helped it grow revenue in the last three months of the year – its first quarter of fiscal year 2021 ending September 30. The US Postal Service reported 25% year-over-year Read more
