https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/usps-ground-advantage/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:53:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/usps-ground-advantage/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/02/05/usps-targets-businesses-in-new-tv-commercial-featuring-ground-advantage/ Tue, 06 Feb 2024 01:53:39 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230383 The USPS began running a new television commercial this week featuring the new Ground Advantage service. The ad is targeted at businesses to show how Ground Advantage offers simple, affordable, and reliable service. The transcript follows (underneath the video of Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/02/help-the-postal-inspector-evaluate-usps-ground-advantage/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/02/help-the-postal-inspector-evaluate-usps-ground-advantage/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:03:20 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230238 How is the new USPS Ground Advantage service performing? The USPS Inspector General wants to know – and now is the chance for sellers to share their feedback with the agency. The audit, titled “Effectiveness of Package Shipping Services,” commenced Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/02/help-the-postal-inspector-evaluate-usps-ground-advantage/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/25/usps-to-assess-fees-on-noncompliant-ground-advantage-packages-after-october-31st/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/25/usps-to-assess-fees-on-noncompliant-ground-advantage-packages-after-october-31st/#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:50:48 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230017 The USPS gave sellers a grace period for switching to USPS Ground Advantage, a consolidated service it introduced on July 9th that replaced First Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground, and Parcel Select Cubic. This week, the USPS reminded sellers Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/25/usps-to-assess-fees-on-noncompliant-ground-advantage-packages-after-october-31st/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/03/amazon-still-offers-first-class-label-alongside-usps-ground-advantage/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/03/amazon-still-offers-first-class-label-alongside-usps-ground-advantage/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:42:48 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229918 A seller shared a screenshot that shows Amazon continues to offer USPS First Class shipping labels, even though it’s been deprecated, alongside the option to print USPS Ground Advantage (GA) shipping labels. The options showed both FCPS and USPS GA Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/10/03/amazon-still-offers-first-class-label-alongside-usps-ground-advantage/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/26/usps-extends-grace-period-for-moving-to-ground-advantage/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/26/usps-extends-grace-period-for-moving-to-ground-advantage/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:26:08 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229889 The original deadline for moving to USPS Ground Advantage is days away, but the Postal Service granted shippers some relief by extending the compliance deadline. The USPS continued to accept and deliver First Class Package Service (FCPS) and Parcel Select Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/09/26/usps-extends-grace-period-for-moving-to-ground-advantage/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/08/25/amazon-adds-usps-ground-advantage-as-a-shipping-option/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:53:58 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229743 In mid-July, Amazon informed sellers about the new USPS Ground Advantage offering but told them it wasn’t yet prepared to offer it through its “Buy Shipping” program, which lets sellers purchase shipping labels on Seller Central. On August 24, Amazon Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/08/22/sellers-of-fragile-goods-impacted-by-usps-ground-advantage/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/08/22/sellers-of-fragile-goods-impacted-by-usps-ground-advantage/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:23:05 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229728 Some astute sellers discovered the USPS’s decision to roll out Ground Advantage is having an impact on the availability and cost of bubblewrap and certain other shipping supplies, which could impact sellers of fragile goods that must be carefully packaged Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/08/22/sellers-of-fragile-goods-impacted-by-usps-ground-advantage/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/07/20/amazon-to-add-usps-ground-advantage-to-buy-shipping-soon/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 19:39:50 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229587 Amazon announced it is working to bring USPS Ground Advantage (GA) to its Buy Shipping shipping-label service. As it noted in Thursday’s announcement, GA consolidates what was formerly First Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground, and Parcel Select Cubic. The Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/07/09/usps-picked-a-busy-week-to-make-a-major-change-to-package-service/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/07/09/usps-picked-a-busy-week-to-make-a-major-change-to-package-service/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:20:08 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229544 The US Postal Service rolled out USPS Ground Advantage today, making a major change during what may be one of the busiest weeks of the summer as Amazon, Walmart, and Target kick off major sales this week. Third-party sellers who Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/07/09/usps-picked-a-busy-week-to-make-a-major-change-to-package-service/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/30/usps-transition-to-ground-advantage-runs-into-minor-technical-issues/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/30/usps-transition-to-ground-advantage-runs-into-minor-technical-issues/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 02:18:51 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=229516 On June 25, the US Postal Service updated its software ahead of changes that go into effect on July 9, 2023. But on Friday (June 30), it revealed it had run into some technical issues in preparing its system (PostalOne! Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2023/06/30/usps-transition-to-ground-advantage-runs-into-minor-technical-issues/feed/ 4