USPS will suspend delivery of mail and packages to Canada effective Friday, November 29, 2024. The Postal Service said the temporary suspension was “due to the foreign postal operator indicating that they are unable to process or deliver international mail Read more
The USPS is “primed and ready” for the peak holiday season, it stated in a press release on Monday – and it used “exceptional service” and “extraordinary service” to describe what customers of the Postal Service could expect during the Read more
FedEx expects December 2 (Cyber Monday) to be its single busiest day of the 2024 holiday peak season. The shipping carrier made the disclosure in an announcement where it also pointed to improvements in tracking: The upgraded package tracking and Read more
The USPS is launching a seasonal ecommerce platform powered by Toys”R”Us called Santa’s Gift Shoppe. The online shop is exclusively for people who wish to donate gifts for USPS Operation Santa (“letter adopters,” the Postal Service calls them). USPS Operation Read more
The cost of sending Priority Mail packages will rise by about 3.2% on average beginning January 19, 2025. The generally well liked USPS Ground Advantage service will rise an average of 3.9 percent, the Postal Service announced on Friday. As Read more
The USPS kicked off a new TV commercial for the holiday season on November 6, 2024, called “The Holiday Ride.” The 30-second commercial shows postal workers accepting packages in a Post Office, charging up new electric delivery vehicles, and delivering Read more
The USPS instituted a peak season rate hike that runs from October 6 through January 19, 2025, but many of those changes did not impact eBay and possibly services such as Stamps.com and Pirate Ship. But that doesn’t mean users Read more
A shipping service popular with Etsy sellers called Pirate Ship was blindsided when its customers received a notice on Wednesday that Etsy was partnering with two US-based shipping services: Shippo and ShipStation. Sellers were unclear how their use of Pirate Read more
Logistics firm Descartes acquired Sellercloud this month for $110 million with additional potential performance-based consideration of up to $20 million. This adds to Descartes’ portfolio, which includes shipping solution ShipRush, acquired in 2017. Sellercloud supports small and mid-market online sellers, Read more
Sellers who use Auctane’s portfolio of shipping solutions, such as ShipStation and Stamps.com, can receive discounted rates from FedEx beginning in November 2024. Auctane said its new agreement with the shipping carrier means its customers can take advantage of discounted Read more
