Update 10/30/14 – Pursuant to Commission Order No. 2224 (issued October 23, 2014), the United States Postal Service hereby provides notice of the effective date of the Customized Delivery market test. The effective date for the Customized Delivery market test will be November 1, 2014. (October 23, 2014) On September 23, 2014, the Postal Service […]
(September 30, 2014) The Postal Service began a test in the San Francisco area this past August to see if delivering packages in the early morning hours was feasible. The Postal Service has since filed a request with the with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to conduct a two-year market test of customized delivery of […]
Amazon is reportedly set to begin AmazonFresh grocery deliveries in New York, its first move to the US east coast. According to insiders the company could be set to roll out the service as early as next month, where it will compete with existing online retailers including FreshDirect, Peapod and delivery service Instacart. Amazon has […]
The two-month test, which began in August, is being conducted in San Francisco with Amazon. Customers can order groceries through the Amazon Fresh service and the Postal Service will deliver them early the next day, between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. From the USPS notice filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission: Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. […]
USPS is testing the feasibility of delivering groceries in some communities as part of a broader effort to use the Postal Service’s extensive network to meet customers’ changing needs. The two-month test, which began in August, is being conducted in San Francisco with Amazon. Customers can order groceries through the Amazon Fresh service and the […]