The US Postal Service has launched its new holiday marketing campaign that includes TV commercials, and Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan is narrating the first 60-second spot – other ads will debut throughout the holiday shopping season: “More people shop Read more
Just as FedEx and UPS guarantee delivery times for certain services, so does the US Postal Service when it comes to expedited services. The USPS is now letting shippers file claims for refund requests online. The USPS published a video Read more
The US Postal Service expects to deliver 10% more packages during the holiday period than last year, it announced on Wednesday. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the USPS expects to deliver 850 million packages, and it expects to deliver Read more
Rates for some key USPS shipping services including Priority Mail and First Class Package Service are going up significantly on January 21, 2018 (assuming they’re approved by the PRC), and according to Postal Mag, those rates had been approved in Read more
Online marketplace Bonanza advised sellers on the new USPS postage verification system that rolled out in the middle of the month. Beginning September 1st, Bonanza will start crediting any extra payments and billing overages back to Bonanza sellers who purchase Read more
Imagine paying for a service, then later receiving a bill because the company says you didn’t pay enough. That’s the discomfiture online sellers may start experiencing due to a change at the US Postal Service. On August 14th, the USPS Read more
The cost of sending bulk low-value, lightweight goods internationally will go up for some shippers next month. The USPS is lowering the discounts in contracts with consolidators that have Negotiated Service Agreements for International Priority Airmail (IPA) letters and International Read more
A new survey of consumers find the majority agree that a strong postal service is an important part of American life, and 80 percent of respondents believe the USPS provides value for businesses. Some even think the USPS should add Read more
USPS Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan said there has never been a bigger opportunity for mail, citing the convergence of physical and digital. The growth of the mailing and shipping industry relies on the Postal Service’s unrivaled network and rich Read more
The USPS reported a net loss in the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2017, with operating revenue of $17.3 billion. The multi-year trends of declining volumes of letter mail and growth in packages continued, with letter mail volumes declining by Read more
