For years, the USPS had complained that it was supposed to operate like a business even though it had to submit every proposed rate increase to the Postal Rate Commission for approval, a process that would drag on for more than a year. The USPS couldn’t offer discounts to the large companies, as UPS and […]
Amazon has come under fire for being selective on which areas are eligible for its ‘Prime Free Same-Day delivery’. In six major same-day delivery cities, Amazon’s Prime Free Same-Day delivery’ area excludes predominantly black ZIP codes to varying degrees, according to a Bloomberg analysis. In Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Washington, cities still struggling to overcome […]
Or How another competitor profits off of USPS The U.S. Postal Service has become an extension of Amazon and is courting other e-commerce giants July 30, 2015 – In cities such as San Francisco and New York, letter carriers have been showing up on people’s doorsteps as early as 3 a.m. bearing unusual cargo: milk, […]
The Postal Service is focused on growing revenue, but the organization remains stymied by its outdated business model, CFO Joe Corbett told the nation’s top chief financial officers recently. “We need to continue doing what we are doing — and we need legislation from Congress to change our business model so that we can be […]
A bill introduced by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) Thursday would restore military retiree benefits by cutting U.S. Postal Service delivery to a five-day work week. “From the companies perspective you take away Saturday delivery, you takeaway a service that they’re offering their customers,” said Bloomberg’s Megan Hughes. Megan Hughes reports on the impact to business […]
From Bloomberg via email Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper said he plans to delay until January his panel’s markup of legislation that’s intended to shore up the financially ailing U.S. Postal Service. It would be the third time he has rescheduled action on the bill, S. 1486, which includes a […]