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Retailers testify on USPS' five-day delivery proposal

Kate Muth June 24, 2010

The elimination of Saturday mail delivery would force Amazon.com to shift about one-sixth of its current Postal Service business to other carriers, Paul Misener, VP of global public policy for Amazon.com, told a joint Senate-House postal oversight hearing on Wednesday, June 23.
 

Postal Service's $1.6 billion Q2 net loss an improvement, but agency still in weeds

Kate Muth May 06, 2010

The US Postal Service's $1.6 billion net loss in the second quarter of its 2010 fiscal year was a year-over-year improvement of about $300 million. Despite beating agency forecasts for the quarter, the organization is on track to lose nearly $7 billion this fiscal year, which ends September 30.
 

US Postal Service targets youth with iPhone app

January 05, 2010

The US Postal Service has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch application to make its services more conveniently through the mobile Web and to appeal to a younger, more mobile-savvy demographic. The application features a GPS-enabled post office locator, maps and directions, a ZIP Code locator and functionality for consumers to track and confirm packages.
 

2010 shipping rates take effect today

January 04, 2010

The US Postal Service's new rates for numerous shipping services, including Express Mail, Priority Mail, Parcel Return Service and Express Mail International, went into effect today.
 

Make the most of stable postal rates

January 04, 2010

The US Postal Service has decided not to raise first-class rates for 2010. Four direct mail experts divulge their top recommendations for taking advantage of the break in rate increases.
 

Letter carrier union leader urges Congress to take on USPS retiree funds

November 24, 2009

The president of the National Association of Letter Carriers has urged Congress to take up a long-term fix for the US Postal Service's retiree funding issues. The agency had been charged with spending $5.4 billion on payments to the fund this year.
 

Postal Service narrows branch consolidation list to 241

November 20, 2009

Less than a week after the US Postal Service disclosed that it incurred a $3.8 billion net loss for fiscal year 2009, it narrowed the list of branches it is considering closing by 130. The agency is still reviewing the possible closure of 241 post offices as of November 20.
 

No Saturday mail could be a headache for Netflix, old-school bill payers

November 17, 2009

The Atlantic's Daniel Indiviglio reacted to the US Postal Service's November 16 announcement that it lost $3.8 billion during fiscal year 2009 by saying that cutting Saturday service "is a pretty reasonable idea."
 

Potter insists on five-day delivery as part of Postal Service reform

Kate Muth November 13, 2009

John Potter, postmaster general and CEO of the US Postal Service, used the open session of the November 13 USPS Board of Governors meeting to press again for structural reform of the agency, insisting that real reform must reduce the number of delivery days from six to five per week.
 

FedEx promotes services with international effort

November 02, 2009

FedEx is conducting an international advertising effort promoting the shipper as a reliable partner during an uncertain economic period. The effort, which uses the tagline "FedEx delivers to a changing world," contains digital elements and a microsite. The initiative, which launched last month, is targeting small-to-medium businesses and influencers in the UK, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Brazil, China and Mexico.
 

UPS 3Q revenue drops nearly 15%

October 22, 2009

UPS on October 22 reported revenues of $11.2 billion for this year's third quarter, a year-over-year decline of 14.9% from last year's $13.1 billion. The shipper also saw its average volume per day drop 3.9% from 14.9 million packages to 14.3 million. Operating profit during the third quarter dropped to $929 million from $1.63 billion last year, a decrease of 43%.
 

UPS e-mail marketing effort promotes carbon offset initiative

October 07, 2009

UPS is using an e-mail marketing effort to promote an initiative to offset carbon dioxide emissions generated by the transport of packages. The shipping company is targeting environmentally conscious consumers and businesses with the campaign, which launched October 6. UPS began offering some US shippers the opportunity to pay a small fee to offset the environmental impact of their shipments this week.
 

Postal Service cuts employee base with buyouts

October 02, 2009

The US Postal Service is cutting in other ways than just consolidating branches. About 5,000 full-time agency employees who are eligible for retirement accepted a buyout package this week, and 18,000 more have taken an offer but have until the end of this month to formally accept or change their minds, according to a report in The Washington Post.