Skip to content
22 Oct, 2025
Latest News
Walmart Hops on ChatGPT ‘Instant Checkout’ Bandwagon
Amazon AWS Outage Brings Many Websites Down
USPS Places 2-Week Hold on Unused Label Refunds
EcommerceBytes

EcommerceBytes

  • Home
  • News
    • Marketplaces
    • Payments
    • Security and Fraud Issues
    • Selling Tools
    • Shipping
    • Tax and Legal Issues
    • Trends and Shopping Data
  • Blogs
    • EcommerceBytes Blog
    • AuctionBytes Blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Tools
    • EKG
    • Service Ratings
    • Guides
    • Auction Calendar
    • Merchant Directory
  • Classifieds
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Home
  • USPS
  • Page 5

Tag: USPS

DeJoy Brings in Help from Former Firm to Help Transform USPS Network

May 31, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The USPS hired Bill Fraine to align its commercial strategy with its network transformation changes, which is a controversial part of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Delivering for America plan. Fraine was former president of GXO Logistics’ supply chain division when Read more

News, ShippingBill Fraine, GXO Logistics, Louis DeJoy, USPS, USPS Delivering for America4 Comments

USPS to Pause Ground Optimization Efforts Before Peak Season

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

The USPS will pause its efforts to improve ground transportation beginning in August, citing peak season and elections, according to a letter Postmaster General DeJoy wrote to lawmakers on Monday. He sent the letter to clarify what Delivering for America Read more

News, ShippingLouis DeJoy, Postal delays, USPS, USPS Delivering for America1 Comment

USPS Suspends DFA Consolidation Plans until January 2025

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

Reuters reported today that USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the consolidation of Postal Service’s processing network after mounting pressure from lawmakers. There have been a few areas around the country where consolidation efforts have led to massive Read more

News, ShippingLouis DeJoy, Postal Regulatory Commission, USPS, USPS Delivering for America2 Comments

Online Sellers Catch a Rare Break on USPS July Rate Hike

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

It’s hard to call the Postal Service’s decision to keep many package shipping rates unchanged “good news” in July, since it’s only in recent years that sellers have had to deal with two rate hikes a year. The USPS had Read more

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS Rate Hike, USPS Rates3 Comments

Give Feedback on USPS Scans and Postal Theft

May 5, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

You can leave feedback about USPS package scans and postal theft through the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG), which is in the process of auditing those two areas of the US Postal Service. Accurate package scanning is vital to Read more

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS OIG, USPS scanning1 Comment

eBay to Protect Sellers Dealing with Widespread USPS Delays

April 6, 2024May 13, 2024 Ina Steiner
eBay

The Houston-area postal delays that impacted people during the Christmas shopping season have spread to other parts of the country – including Virginia and Georgia, and eBay indicated it would protect sellers who run into problems as a result. “Across Read more

News, ShippingeBay, Postal delays, USPS4 Comments

USPS Selects UPS as Primary Air Cargo Provider

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

USPS is making UPS its primary air cargo provider, with plans to move the majority of its US air cargo to UPS, it announced on Monday. FedEx announced that its agreement between FedEx Express and USPS will expire on September Read more

News, ShippingCarol Tome, Fedex, UPS, USPS2 Comments

Is USPS Overbilling for PM Flat Rate Boxes Isolated to One Shipper?

February 28, 2024April 17, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

One of the Postal Service’s biggest fans says he’s encountering a big problem with Priority Mail Flat Rate packages. We don’t know the root cause of the problem, but if he’s experiencing the issue, it’s possible others are as well. Read more

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS overcharging, USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate4 Comments

USPS Targets Businesses in New TV Commercial Featuring Ground Advantage

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

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

News, ShippingUSPS, USPS Ground Advantage, USPS TV commercial

The Real Culprit Behind the USPS Mail Jam in Houston?

January 25, 2024May 13, 2024 Ina Steiner
USPS logo

A postal worker claims to know the real culprit behind the severe mail jam in the Houston, Texas area that’s been going on since before Christmas – and it doesn’t jibe with a response from the USPS. As we reported Read more

News, ShippingPostal delays, USPS9 Comments

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 4 5 6 … 44 Next


Ecommerce EKG

Archive Search

Subscribe to the FREE EcommerceBytes newsletters here.

User Admin

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS


buyersmarket2aaa2.JPG (7729 bytes)

Copyright © 1999-2025 Steiner Associates, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy & Terms
  • Disclosure
Magazine Plus Pro by WEN Themes