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
The USPS issued a reminder on Wednesday that Postal Service employees should be prepared to provide tools to customers who are sending packages to the EU. New European Union rules require shippers to provide more detail about the contents of Read more
The USPS reported today an incident that occurred on February 28, 2023, that impacted postage adjustment transactions, including PC Postage adjustments. It will begin processing the delayed adjustments on Friday, March 3rd, it told shippers. The USPS launched a program Read more
The USPS is on a mission to transform itself under Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Love or hate his strategy, he’s keenly aware of the power of marketing to promote his plan to overhaul what he considers an organization that needs Read more
The USPS turned to television to tell customers it is making changes to how it moves packages. In a new ad, a narrator says, “We’re reinventing our network. Fast. Reliable. Perfectly orchestrated,” while the 1990s dance song “I Like to Read more
Sellers should not rely on eBay’s mobile app when checking their seller performance metrics. eBay manager Brian Burke told listeners of the eBay for Business podcast that there is a difference between the metrics value shown on the mobile app Read more
