Getting items to customers quickly is crucial for online sellers, but they don’t get to choose where their buyers are from; in the case of delivering to rural customers, things may get tougher. A year ago, Business Insider’s Emma Cosgrove Read more
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at an oversight subcommittee hearing on Wednesday (May 17, 2023) about his Delivering for America plan, and when questioned by one lawmaker, laid into the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which is an independent Federal agency Read more
The postal Inspector General (IG) found that 64% of tracking messages for packages it examined in a recent audit were inaccurate and recommended the USPS do a better job of communicating when providing delivery status notices. That’s significant for online Read more
The USPS and Postal Inspection Service laid out a plan to tackle the growing problem of mail theft and fake postage, it announced on Friday. They’re expanding their Project Safe Delivery crime-prevention initiative, good news for online sellers even though Read more
As expected, the USPS followed up last month’s announcement of a July rate increase for “dominant” services (including First Class Mail) with part two: rates for “competitive” services. No price changes are being made in July for Priority Mail Express, Read more
Call it a May Day Miracle – some shipping costs actually went down for online sellers on May 1st. The USPS lowered the rates for sending Priority Mail packages through online shipping providers, including online marketplaces eBay, Amazon, Etsy. The Read more
Sellers who rely on the Postal Service to ship orders may be interested in the progress report it issued last week on its 10-year Delivering for America (DFA) plan. The report listed the DFA’s accomplishments in the first two years Read more
The US Postal Service reported operating revenue of $78.5 billion in fiscal year 2022 (Oct 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022). Of that, $644 million was new revenue that came in as a result of its Every Lead Counts campaign. Read more
The US Postal Service named four executives to a new panel that will create a 10-year environmental strategy, with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy serving as Chair. The Environmental Council will also oversee the implementation of environment goals and objectives. Named Read more
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will talk about the USPS Delivering for America plan at a conference in May where he will also participate in a Town Hall meeting. The Postmaster General will give an address at the opening session at Read more
