Despite urgings for consumers to do their holiday shopping early this year, the US Postal Service expects the busiest time of the season to begin 2 weeks before Christmas. It expects customer traffic at all Post Office locations will steadily Read more
Organizations that rely on USPS mail have launched the “Keep US Posted” campaign to advocate for a reliable, affordable postal service. The campaign launched last week with the support of catalog retailers, greeting card companies, newspapers, and printers. A former Read more
Just as the USPS has slowed down First Class Mail, it also wants to slow down First Class Packages (FCPS). But in a somewhat confusing message today, it said it would delay the planned slowdown but would keep in place Read more
The USPS wants to slowdown First Class Package service. The PRC issued a non-binding opinion today that raises concerns about the timing and implementation of the plan and found the proposed changes would not substantially affect the Postal Service’s overall Read more
The USPS told postal workers to “scan, scan, scan.” In a post on Monday, the US Postal Service discussed the importance of scanning packages throughout their journey and urged workers to perform all required scans. “Most employees know that scanning Read more
The US Postal Service announced today it will raise rates for Market Dominant services (including the cost of a stamp, First Class Mail, and Media Mail) twice a year – each January and July. In what appears to be an Read more
Don’t wait until you run low on USPS Priority Mail packaging. You’ll now be able to replenish your supplies faster, but it will cost you. A new shipping service will allow customers to have their Expedited Packaging Supplies delivered to Read more
Shipping carriers are recruiting workers to help process and deliver packages during the holiday shopping season, and even the United States Postmaster General is lending a hand to recruitment efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy visited Dallas where he promoted hiring Read more
eBay held its annual eBay Open seller conference last week, kicking off the virtual event with a keynote by CEO Jamie Iannone. Not surprisingly, executives announced some new features and policies to attendees. For example, eBay will offer Store sellers Read more
As expected, postal rates are increasing in August. The Postal Regulatory Commission approved the changes today (July 19). The proposed price changes would raise overall Market Dominant product and service prices by an average of approximately 6.9 percent. “Competitive” rates Read more
