Merchants Sound Off on Impact of USPS 5-Day Delivery
National Association of Letter Carriers president Fredric V. Rolando said that 5-day mail delivery would
Shipping/Delivery
Testing Delivers Order Management Systems Ready for Implementation
There is no substitute for thorough testing before you implement your new order management system. Here are the key testing principles to ensure you
Can USPS Eliminate $5.5B Annual Prefunding Retiree Obligation?
The chief human resources officer and executive vice president of the U.S. Postal Service says a new health-care plan for postal workers can eliminate the federal egancy’s annual $5.5 billion prefunding of retiree health benefits. Find out how this can happen.
It’s Imperative for USPS to Meet Delivery Standards
In light of the U.S. Postal Service
Postal Pain Continues With First-Class Mail Changes
Don Landis, vice president of postal affairs for catalog printer Arandell Corp., has seen it all in the mailing industry. At least until now. With the U.S. Postal Service filing a change in service standards to combat an oversized network and alter how First-Class Mail is delivered, Landis foresees a potentially chaotic future for the USPS
Opinion: Ben Franklin Tells Congress to Give USPS What It Wants
Ben Franklin has had enough. Today in Multichannel Merchant he speaks for the first time about the current situation facing the financially U.S. Postal Service and tells Congress to do the right thing now in the best interests of our country
Numbers Deceiving In UPS Rate Hikes
UPS released its rate increases for 2012, including a net increase of 4.9% for UPS Ground packages and a net increase of 4.9% on all UPS Air services and U.S.-origin international shipments
Negotiations On Postal Union Contracts Extended
The U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers, AFL-CIO (NALC) and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, AFL-CIO (NPMHU) agreed to extend their negotiations deadline until midnight on Dec. 7, 2011. Although the two union …
Donahoe Says Forget Exigent Case; It’s CPI
Despite the U.S. Postal Service
PRC Chair Addresses Key Postal Issues In Q&A
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news more often than it would like in recent years, but 2011 has taken the federal agency