From apparel to zen gardens and everything in between 11/22/17 WASHINGTON — Holiday mailing deadlines are fast approaching, and the United States Postal Service expects to deliver nearly 850 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day and more than 15 billion total pieces of mail this holiday season. Whether customers shop on Black Friday, […]
Online holiday sales could increase as much as 10 percent this year, which means another seasonal spike in package deliveries is probably on the horizon. The National Retail Federation predicts total sales in November and December will bring in $655.8 billion, up 3.6 percent from last year. Online and other “non-store” sales are expected to […]
The Postal Service remains vital to the American economy and to American society. Six-days a week, year-round, homes and businesses in every American town, city and county depend on the Postal Service. And the holiday season is no different. This holiday season, U.S. employees will be working seven days a week to ensure that your […]
Postal Service Ready for Busiest Mailing Day of the Year WASHINGTON — Monday, Dec. 15, will mark the Postal Service’s busiest mailing day of the year with more than 640 million cards, letters and packages expected to be processed. Last year 607 million pieces of mail were delivered during the holiday season, reflecting an increase […]
We all know that in order to keep up with high demand during the holiday season, many companies hire more employees. This makes sense when you consider that about 20 percent of all retail sales are generated during the holiday season and that nearly all Americans celebrate a winter holiday. Still, the statistics on holiday […]
USPS is sending employees a mailer this week to remind them that the holidays are the Postal Service’s time to shine. The internal “playbook” looks similar to the national playbook for customers, but instead of holiday shipping tips, it offers “postal plays” to help motivate employees to deliver packages on time, every time. The playbook […]
The Postal Service is expecting stronger package growth than its competitors this holiday season. USPS expects to deliver between 450 million and 475 million packages during the holidays, up roughly 12 percent from last year. UPS projects it will deliver 585 million packages, up 11 percent, while FedEx expects to move 290 million shipments, an […]
Amazon bringing on more holiday hands this year Amazon is boosting the number of extra helpers it relies on to put gifts under the Christmas tree.
PORTLAND, OR — The United States Postal Service is now accepting online applications for more than 300 seasonal, non-career holiday term employees to work in Oregon – 278 of them in Portland’s mail processing facilities. Applicants must be at least 18 years old or a high school graduate. Background checks and drug tests will be […]
(September 21, 2014) SALT LAKE CITY, UT — In the coming weeks the U.S. Postal Service will hire approximately 400 employees to work at select Utah Post Offices; 360 of the positions are temporary for the holidays only, and 40 are year-long appointments. Most of the positions are based in the Wasatch Front. The temporary […]