USPS Archives - Multichannel Merchant

Amazon, NRF, Others Form Package Coalition Ahead of USPS Task Force Report

August 2, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

A group of interested parties including Amazon and the National Retail Federation has formed a coalition to lobby on behalf of the U.S. Postal Service in advance of an Aug. 10 report from a USPS task force formed this spring by President Donald Trump.

Amazon Raising Up Army of Delivery Startups to Help with Deliveries

June 28, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Once again Amazon is working to expand its own delivery capabilities, inviting entrepreneurs to launch new companies with fleets of 20-40 vans emblazoned with the company’s ubiquitous logo, even offering discounted lease rates it has negotiated, the company announced.

USPS Parcel Price Increase Would Have A Ripple Effect, Study Finds

June 25, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

If President Trump had his way and the U.S. Postal Service charged more for parcel delivery, the move would not only hurt the USPS’s parcel business but cause a ripple effect, according to a report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF).

U.S. Appellate Court Upholds USPS Pricing Against UPS Challenge

June 1, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

A U.S. Appellate Court ruling in Washington DC upheld the U.S. Postal Service’s pricing methodology, knocking down a challenge from UPS that categorized it as unfair and anticompetitive.

Trump Pushed Postmaster to Double Amazon USPS Rates: Report

May 18, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

With his well-tweeted animosity toward Amazon and Jeff Bezos as a backdrop, President Trump has twice pushed Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the rate the U.S. Postal Service charges the ecommerce giant and other major shippers, the Washington Post has reported.

Merchants Differentiating in the Last Mile, Returns, Outsourcing

February 26, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

As merchants search for ways to contend with the behemoth of Amazon – which accounted for about half of ecommerce sales in 2017 – many are focusing on the last mile, returns and outsourcing to battle back. This MCM Outlook report, based on our annual survey of Multichannel Merchant readers, looks at trends and stats in all three areas.

Amazon Reportedly Expanding Its Shipping Service Plans

February 13, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

Once again Amazon is in the news about logistics and the potential for encroachment on territory owned by UPS and FedEx, both of which have Amazon as a major client, the next iteration of what began as Amazon Seller Flex last fall.

President Trump Takes Aim at USPS, Amazon in Tweet

January 2, 2018 | Mike O'Brien

President Trump has taken a break from favorite targets like Little Rocket Man to turn his Twitter fire and ire on the U.S. Postal Service, blasting the agency for not charging enough on parcel delivery, in particular singling out major client Amazon, as the USPS continues to hemorrhage cash.

Carriers Working Hard to Handle Crush of Peak Holiday Season Parcels

December 15, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

The U.S. Postal Service’s Parcel Select service bested UPS and FedEx in terms of on-time delivery for the week of Dec. 2-9, according to data from ShipMatrix, hitting the mark 99% of the time, while FedEx Ground was second at 97.1% and UPS trailed at 91.5%.

Most SMB Merchants Offer Free Shipping, But Few Offer Fast

December 13, 2017 | Mike O'Brien

While two-thirds of small-to-medium-sized ecommerce companies offer free shipping, only 3% of them are offering same-day or next-day shipping, as the economics don’t work for smaller online merchants, according to a new survey by Shippo.

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