There are signs that same-day delivery may not be as winning a model as some had hoped. The USPS suspended one of two pilot programs called Metro Post due to a lack of participation from retailers, and eBay CEO John Read more
Online sellers keep a close eye on shipping costs, and this week we’ve been bringing you content about the USPS postage rate changesthat took effect on Sunday. In keeping with the theme of saving time and money, here is additional perspective Read more
In November, the U.S. Postal Service launched a Retail Partner Expansion Program pilot with Staples, an office-products chain-store. Under the pilot program, Staples sells postal products and services at select stores in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California and Georgia – including Priority Read more
Small online merchants and marketplace sellers rely on the USPS for much of their shipping needs, including Priority Mail. The Postal Service filed its price changes for 2014 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last week, which will review the Read more
The U.S. Postal Service on Friday released the latest in a series of gloomy financial reports, announcing a loss of $5 billion for the 2013 fiscal year, ending on Sept. 30. That marks the seventh consecutive year the Postal Service Read more
Like death and taxes, annual rate hikes from shipping carriers are a certainty – the only positive thing about them is that they occur after the holiday shopping season. This week, the other shoe dropped from the US Postal Service Read more
eBay is offering sellers the chance to save on USPS shipping throughout the holidays when using eBay Labels. Normally the program is limited to eBay Top Rated sellers and sellers with an average of 300 transactions per month, who automatically Read more
