https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/usps/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 14 May 2024 01:30:17 +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/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/13/usps-suspends-dfa-consolidation-plans-until-january-2025/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/13/usps-suspends-dfa-consolidation-plans-until-january-2025/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 18:59:37 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230778 Reuters reported today that USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the consolidation of Postal Service’s processing network after mounting pressure from lawmakers. There have been a few areas around the country where consolidation efforts have led to massive Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/13/usps-suspends-dfa-consolidation-plans-until-january-2025/feed/ 0 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/10/online-sellers-catch-a-rare-break-on-usps-july-rate-hike/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/10/online-sellers-catch-a-rare-break-on-usps-july-rate-hike/#comments Sat, 11 May 2024 03:54:32 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230767 It’s hard to call the Postal Service’s decision to keep many package shipping rates unchanged “good news” in July, since it’s only in recent years that sellers have had to deal with two rate hikes a year. The USPS had Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/10/online-sellers-catch-a-rare-break-on-usps-july-rate-hike/feed/ 3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/05/give-feedback-on-usps-scans-and-postal-theft/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/05/give-feedback-on-usps-scans-and-postal-theft/#comments Mon, 06 May 2024 00:53:02 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230757 You can leave feedback about USPS package scans and postal theft through the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG), which is in the process of auditing those two areas of the US Postal Service. Accurate package scanning is vital to Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/05/05/give-feedback-on-usps-scans-and-postal-theft/feed/ 1 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/06/ebay-to-protect-sellers-dealing-with-widespread-usps-delays/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/06/ebay-to-protect-sellers-dealing-with-widespread-usps-delays/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2024 16:53:19 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230605 The Houston-area postal delays that impacted people during the Christmas shopping season have spread to other parts of the country – including Virginia and Georgia, and eBay indicated it would protect sellers who run into problems as a result. “Across Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/06/ebay-to-protect-sellers-dealing-with-widespread-usps-delays/feed/ 4 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/02/usps-selects-ups-as-primary-air-cargo-provider/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/02/usps-selects-ups-as-primary-air-cargo-provider/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2024 15:52:16 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230581 USPS is making UPS its primary air cargo provider, with plans to move the majority of its US air cargo to UPS, it announced on Monday. FedEx announced that its agreement between FedEx Express and USPS will expire on September Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/04/02/usps-selects-ups-as-primary-air-cargo-provider/feed/ 2 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/02/28/is-usps-overbilling-for-pm-flat-rate-boxes-isolated-to-one-shipper/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/02/28/is-usps-overbilling-for-pm-flat-rate-boxes-isolated-to-one-shipper/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:42:46 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230468 One of the Postal Service’s biggest fans says he’s encountering a big problem with Priority Mail Flat Rate packages. We don’t know the root cause of the problem, but if he’s experiencing the issue, it’s possible others are as well. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/02/28/is-usps-overbilling-for-pm-flat-rate-boxes-isolated-to-one-shipper/feed/ 4 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/2024/01/25/the-real-culprit-behind-the-usps-mail-jam-in-houston/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/25/the-real-culprit-behind-the-usps-mail-jam-in-houston/#comments Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:05:15 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230322 A postal worker claims to know the real culprit behind the severe mail jam in the Houston, Texas area that’s been going on since before Christmas – and it doesn’t jibe with a response from the USPS. As we reported Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/25/the-real-culprit-behind-the-usps-mail-jam-in-houston/feed/ 9 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:45:24 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230310 Online sellers are being impacted by what has become a months-long problem at a USPS processing facility in Texas. The owner of Upper Room Candle Company told local television station KHOU that her Houston-area customers aren’t getting their packages, but Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/21/could-months-long-postal-delays-be-coming-to-a-city-near-you/feed/ 6 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/19/how-sundays-usps-rate-hike-impacts-ebay-shipping-label-rates/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/19/how-sundays-usps-rate-hike-impacts-ebay-shipping-label-rates/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2024 03:50:42 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230307 eBay issued a reminder of the USPS rate change going into effect on Sunday (January 21, 2024), providing sellers with information on how the new rates would impact postage purchased through its eBay Shipping Labels program. eBay also noted the Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/01/19/how-sundays-usps-rate-hike-impacts-ebay-shipping-label-rates/feed/ 1