On the scene at MTAC: USPS pushes for negotiated service agreements
Later this month, the U.S. Postal Service will release a report to Congress on the status of its development of negotiated service agreements (NSAs),
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Federated receives a bid for Fingerhut
(Direct Newsline) A potential buyer has made a bid for the Fingerhut catalog, and parent company Federated Department Stores is considering the offer,
On the scene at MTAC: Merlin delayed
The U.S. Postal Service will delay for 30 days the implementation date for using the flat-sized mailings test results of “Merlin”–the Mailing Evaluation,
On the scene at MTAC: Potter says mailers will be ‘pleasantly surprised’ at new plan
Postmaster General Jack Potter on Feb. 7 said he
On the scene at MTAC: Group seeks parcel delivery measurement
A destination delivery unit (DDU) drop-shipping work group at the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) is looking to set up a parcel service measurement
On the Scene at MTAC: postal inspection update
Washington–Since the first anthrax case occurred in early October, more than 1,600 other cases of suspicious mail have been called in to the U.S. Postal
On the Scene at MTAC: USPS CFO reports continued revenue drop-offs
Washington–Richard Strasser, chief financial officer/executive vice president of the U.S. Postal Service, said during the Mailers Technical Advisory
On the Scene at MTAC: Confirm program seeks ‘start the clock’ mailer data
Washington–In providing members of the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) on Feb. 6 with his update on the U.S. Postal Service’s Confirm bulk
On the scene at MTAC: deputy PMG delivers bad news
Washington–The state of the U.S. Postal Service “is not good,” said Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan kicking off the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
January sales roundup
With the exception of Hingham, MA-based The Talbots and Hampstead, MD-based Jos. A. Bank, the catalogers that have reported their January direct sales