The Postal Service is adding faster-delivery options through its relatively new USPS Ground Advantage and Connect offerings. On January 6, 2025, the Postal Service announced its plans to offer same-day and next-day solutions, but they come with some limitations. USPS 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 began running a new television commercial this week featuring the new Ground Advantage service. The ad is targeted at businesses to show how Ground Advantage offers simple, affordable, and reliable service. The transcript follows (underneath the video of Read more
How is the new USPS Ground Advantage service performing? The USPS Inspector General wants to know – and now is the chance for sellers to share their feedback with the agency. The audit, titled “Effectiveness of Package Shipping Services,” commenced Read more
The USPS gave sellers a grace period for switching to USPS Ground Advantage, a consolidated service it introduced on July 9th that replaced First Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground, and Parcel Select Cubic. This week, the USPS reminded sellers Read more
A seller shared a screenshot that shows Amazon continues to offer USPS First Class shipping labels, even though it’s been deprecated, alongside the option to print USPS Ground Advantage (GA) shipping labels. The options showed both FCPS and USPS GA Read more
The original deadline for moving to USPS Ground Advantage is days away, but the Postal Service granted shippers some relief by extending the compliance deadline. The USPS continued to accept and deliver First Class Package Service (FCPS) and Parcel Select Read more
In mid-July, Amazon informed sellers about the new USPS Ground Advantage offering but told them it wasn’t yet prepared to offer it through its “Buy Shipping” program, which lets sellers purchase shipping labels on Seller Central. On August 24, Amazon Read more
Some astute sellers discovered the USPS’s decision to roll out Ground Advantage is having an impact on the availability and cost of bubblewrap and certain other shipping supplies, which could impact sellers of fragile goods that must be carefully packaged Read more
