Like major shipping carriers, Amazon has relied a great deal on the USPS for “last mile” delivery of packages to shoppers’ homes. This week it announced an expansion of its fulfillment capacity in Arizona that could signal a determination to Read more
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is postponing operational changes at the US Postal Service until after the election. The news comes as he draws the ire of the House, the Senate, unions, postal workers, and others over reports the mail has Read more
Online sellers (and buyers) should be aware that the availability of USPS tracking could be interrupted overnight Sunday due to planned maintenance. The Postal Service has scheduled system maintenance for Product Tracking & Reporting on August 23, 2020. According to Read more
Lithium batteries and cleaning solutions are among the items people are ordering online rather than through brick and mortar establishments, the US Postal Service said, which is why it proposed a new rule dealing with hazardous materials and live animals. Read more
Just because the United States Treasury is requiring the USPS to provide information about confidential negotiated contracts with its top customers doesn’t mean the USPS is ceding control, the Postal Service indicated in a statement on Thursday. Congress authorized the Read more
Congress authorized the USPS to borrow $10 billion from the US Treasury Department as part of the CARES Act (the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act). But in negotiating the terms, the Treasury Department attached some significant strings, including Read more
With shipping disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, it may feel that now is not the best time to try selling internationally. According to ShipStation‘s Krish Iyer, the opposite may be true. ShipStation announced a new deal with Mercado Libre Read more
ShipStation has partnered with Mercado Libre to help US merchants more easily access 600 million Latin American shoppers. Mercado Libre has a presence in 18 countries across the region, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, and Peru. The new Read more
USPS issued a reminder that it is retiring its Merchandise Return Service and Scan Based Payment services. Merchandise Return Service is for retailers who want to offer free returns to their customers. Sellers can now use “USPS Returns, which, as Read more
Pitney Bowes launched its SendPro shipping solutions in the UK, it announced Tuesday. It launched SendPro in 2017, pitching it as a cloud-based service designed for small- and medium-sized business. SendPro+, the all-in-one shipping and mailing solution, makes it easy Read more
