The USPS got the greenlight to raise certain rates in August, but they only impact First-Class Mail Parcels (FCMP) weighing between 1-3 ounces. Some online sellers who ship lightweight goods through the Postal Service will be impacted, and eBay informed Read more
The House of Representatives Oversight committee introduced a bipartisan discussion draft of postal reform legislation. A move to five-day delivery is off the table, it calls for the development of innovative postal and nonpostal products and services, and it address Read more
The US Postal Service is seeking to raise postage rates in August, but only on very specific types of packages. The agency is requesting the change in order to correct a price anomaly introduced in January. At the time, we Read more
Postmaster General Megan Brennan called on Congress to enact legislation to help the Postal Service after releasing the agency’s second-quarter financial report last week. She called the agency’s challenges “serious but solvable.” Brennan testified before the House Oversight and Government Read more
The USPS failed to meet all of its performance goals in Fiscal Year 2015, but a spokesperson told EcommerceBytes the agency is committed to doing better in FY 2016 and has already made substantial progress. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Read more
The USPS is testing advertising on the back of paper receipts. Supermarkets and retailers have begun adopting this practice, placing ads on the back of the receipts they issue, often for local businesses. In the case of the Postal Service, Read more
First there was the case of the eBay seller who was accused of defrauding the USPS of $18,000 by sending packages to his customers for a penny. Now comes a new case of an eBay seller who is accused of defrauding the Read more
Online sellers who rely on the USPS to pick up packages from their location were disappointed recently to find the service curtailed. As a reader told EcommerceBytes, “USPS apparently has discontinued scheduled pick-ups unless the sender has at least one Read more
Postal carriers could get help hauling heavy packages, according to a report in the Mirror. Germany’s Deutsche Post is testing robots to help with the increase in packages. “Clemens Beckmann, head of innovation at Deutsche Post, told Reuters: “Robots could be Read more
The USPS was forced to lower postage on Sunday for market dominant rates including the cost of a First Class stamp (from 49 cents to 47 cents). While most USPS shipping services used by online sellers are considered competitive and Read more
