Amazon, Ecommerce Hit Hard By USPS 2019 Rate Hikes
The PRC’s approval of USPS shipping rate hikes in January spells trouble for e-commerce companies and major mailers, as double-digit hikes mean package shippers will be [...]
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Amazon Free Shipping On Everything
Amazon will remove free-shipping minimums during the holiday season in a move against Walmart and other competitors … (click to read [...]
Postal Reform Architect John McHugh Heads Amazon-Backed Package Coalition
WASHINGTON, DC — A diverse group of America’s leading retailers, e-commerce and logistics companies announced that they have come together to form The Package [...]
President Trump Warns Amazon: USPS Could Raise Rates
President Donald Trump warned Amazon the U.S. Postal Service could raise its shipping rates, which benefit from negotiated service agreements for shipping discounts … [...]
WalMart Package Delivery Service Fail
In its efforts against Amazon, WalMart developed a “last mile” package delivery service that tested having employees deliver packages to local customers. It [...]
Amazon Post Offices Serve Customer Delivery, Returns
Amazon is opening retail outlets to let customers pick up and return packages, bypassing traditional services like the USPS for customer engagement … (click to read [...]
President Trump and PMG Brennan Meet Over Amazon Deals
U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan has had several meetings with President Trump at the White House over Amazon postage rates, with the President urging an increase in [...]
OP-ED: President Trump Is Right About USPS & Amazon
From The American Conservative: There’s nothing wrong with the Postal Service offering bulk discounts and pricing specials impartially, based on sound financial [...]
Amazon Will Pay $1.3 Billion More In Postage If …
What if President Trump’s attacks on Amazon actually led to higher shipping costs for the company? Citi Research is calculating that if shipping prices went up 10.7% [...]
Board of Governors Nominees Will Challenge President In Amazon Feud
Three nominees for the USPS Board of Governors testified before Congress, saying they would challenge the President in his feud with Amazon … (click to read [...]
President Continues Attack On Amazon, USPS
President Trump continued to attack Amazon’s relationship with the USPS, tweeting “I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts [...]
Understanding Amazon, The USPS, And $1.46 Loss On Each Package
The USPS has made billions of dollars in investments in package tracking technology and new delivery vehicles to accommodate the shift to an ecommerce economy, which has [...]
President Trump, Amazon, And The USPS
A new article details President Trump’s dislike of Amazon, especially its deal with the USPS … (click to read [...]
Amazon To Pick Up From Merchants And Deliver Direct
Amazon.com is moving to control the last-mile of delivery, expanding a service that oversees shipping from merchants direct to buyers. The move is designed to route packages [...]
President Trump Blasts Amazon, USPS Over Package Rates
On December 29 at 8a.m. President Trump tweeted: “Why is the United States Post Office, which is losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and [...]
Amazon Gives Fulfillment Workers Chocolate To Cope With Long Shifts
Amazon warehouse workers are being given chocolate to help them cope with the demanding 10-hour shifts in England … (click to read [...]
Amazon Fresh Grocery Cuts Back Because Of Postal Delivery Issues
From Recode: When Amazon recently announced plans to abruptly shut down the Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service in parts of nine states, it did not provide much of an [...]
Amazon Drone Deliveries Get Boost With Trump Order
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will help speed approval of drone use, giving local governments more authority over drone testing. The order is seen as [...]
Amazon Lockers Installed In Apartment Buildings
Amazon has signed contracts with apartment owners and managers across the U.S. to begin installing Amazon locker systems in their buildings … (click to read [...]
Amazon Wants To Put Packages Inside Your Car Trunk, House
Amazon is working on a project that will let it place packages inside your car’s trunk and even let carriers deliver inside your house … (click to read [...]
