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December 15, 2014
Dec. 15 Is Peak Holiday Shipping Volume Day for FedEx, USPS
Monday, Dec. 15 is expected to be the peak holiday shipping volume day for both FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service, with UPS projecting the following Monday, Dec. 22, to be its largest shipping day this holiday season.
The USPS is …
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November 14, 2014
Brennan to Replace Donohoe as Postmaster General
The United States Postal Service Board of Governors announced today that Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Patrick R. Donahoe has decided to retire on Feb. 1 after 39 years with the Postal Service.
In conjunction with that announcement, USPS’s Board of …
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January 6, 2015
USPS Exceeds Holiday Delivery Projections
The U.S. Postal Service delivered approximately 524 million packages in December, an increase of 18% over 2013.
On Dec. 22 alone, the USPS delivered more than 28 million packages, marking the most packages delivered in a single day in the organization’s history, according …
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November 10, 2014
Customers, Employees Hit By USPS Data Breach
The U.S. Postal Service said today it had been the victim of a data breach this fall, but that the intrusion did not involve credit or debit card data of customers making retail and online purchases from USPS services …
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November 6, 2014
USPS to Deliver Packages Seven Days a Week During Holiday Season
The U.S. Postal Service announced that beginning Nov. 17, it will provide seven-day package delivery to major cities and high-volume areas during the holiday season, including Christmas Day, in response to expected double-digit package volume growth.
“During the holidays, no …
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November 2, 2014
Carriers Forecast Record Holiday Season Volume
The three major parcel carriers – FedEx, UPS and USPS – are forecasting this to be the busiest holiday season ever.
USP said it anticipates volume of more than 585 million packages in December, an 11% increase over 2013. UPS expects its 2014 peak delivery day …
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August 11, 2014
Despite Revenue Gains, USPS’s 3Q Net Loss Hit $2 Billion
It was another one of those good-news-bad news for the U.S. Postal Service. The USPS’s third-quarter revenue increased 3.2% compared to the same period in 2013, but it suffered a net loss of $2 billion.
First, the good news: Shipping and package …
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May 9, 2014
USPS Suffers a Net Loss of $1.9 Billion
The U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter of its 2014 fiscal year, with a net loss of $1.9 billion. This marks the 20th of the last 22 quarters it has sustained a loss.
“The Postal Service is working diligently to improve …
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May 9, 2013
Donahoe Lays Out the Future of the USPS
Post Master General and CEO Patrick Donahoe of the U.S. Postal Service painted a grim picture during his State of the USPS presentation to attendees at the American Catalog Mailers Association’s 2013 National Catalog Forum on May 8.
According to Donahoe, …
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September 19, 2013
Postmaster General Says USPS in Midst of Financial Disaster
Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe told a U.S. Senate committee today that the U.S. Postal Service is in the midst of a financial disaster and that its cash liquidity remains dangerously low.
Donahoe is seeking legislation that will …
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