In between winter and hurricane season there’s spring, but nature is not taking it easy in many locales this year. The pictures coming in from southern Africa from Tropical Cyclone Idai are heartbreaking. In the US, parts of the Midwest Read more
When President Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020 (beginning in October 2019) was released on Monday, we skimmed it to see if there was anything about rumored changes to the Postal Service that the Washington Post had reported on Read more
Stamps.com took measures to reassure customers after its CEO had warned that its relationship with the US Postal Service was changing. In a blog post last week, Stamps.com’s Eric Nash published FAQs about how the news would impact shippers. As Read more
Roadie secured $37 million in funding, including investment from The Home Depot. The closest way to describe Roadie is as an Uber for couriers. Regular people can use the Roadie app to get assignments for scheduled, same-day, or urgent deliveries. Read more
Stamps.com rocked the shipping world when it revealed its relationship with USPS was changing in a drastic way. Stamps.com CEO Ken McBride said he no longer sees an exclusive partnership with the USPS as the right strategy for Stamps.com, and Read more
It’s the eternal struggle between marketplaces wanting to entice shoppers with free shipping and sellers needing to cover their costs. On Tuesday, Etsy offered some examples of sellers who have found a way to do both. As is often the Read more
Amazon is setting a path to net zero carbon delivery of shipments to customers with the help of improvements in electric vehicles, aviation bio fuels, reusable packaging, and renewable energy. On Monday, it revealed a goal of reaching 50% of Read more
Mobile selling app Mercari is dramatically raising shipping costs for those who use its prepaid shipping labels, leaving users worried that some items will become too expensive to buy and sell through the venue, which is like a mobile version Read more
The US Postal Service saw a 2.9% increase in revenue in the first fiscal quarter of 2019, year-over-year, to $19.7 billion. The USPS had a net loss of $1.5 billion for the quarter, however. Shipping and Packages revenue increased by Read more
The USPS is getting one step closer to making small packets from overseas more expensive, something for which many small sellers in the US have advocated. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) will host a conference next week on the topic Read more
