Sellers won’t have Christmas Eve to deliver late holiday orders this year, generally speaking. That’s because the day before Christmas falls on a Sunday, when normal Postal closures apply. The last time that happened was in 2017. (Last year, Christmas Read more
The USPS issued a press release 3 days before Black Friday to say it was ready for the holiday surge. Postmaster General and CEO Louis DeJoy credited the “Delivering for America plan” (DFA) for the Postal Service’s ability to offer Read more
FedEx will raise rates 6% in 2024 – or 5.9% to be exact – for FedEx and FedEx Ground, it announced on Tuesday. The rates go into effect on January 1, 2024, so sellers could be hit by higher costs Read more
The Postal Service Office of Inspector General (OIG) put out a call asking for input on whether the USPS is ready for holiday peak shipping. It’s conducting a preparedness audit, and posted the following announcement on social media site Threads: Read more
The USPS said it saw strong performance between October 1 through December 23rd according to its preliminary data. “The Postal Service’s preparedness for the holiday season reflected strategic investments and operational precision improvements made as part of the Delivering for Read more
With 2 weeks to go before Christmas, Etsy sent a marketing email to buyers to drum up last-minute holiday sales this weekend. “Calling all last-minute gifters!” it wrote in the subject line of the email. The message emphasized three elements Read more
The major shipping carriers have set their domestic US ship-by dates for arrival in time for Christmas. But just because an online seller offers a certain shipping service doesn’t mean they guarantee delivery by the dates specified by carrier. Check Read more
Just as online merchants know it’s never too early to get ready for the next holiday season, so do shipping carriers, and the USPS said this month it’s ready. It expects to receive about 40 million packages on its busiest Read more
Walmart kicked off its month-long savings event this week and reminded marketplace sellers to prepare for its next “Black Friday Deals for Days” sale that launches next week. To participate, sellers should set “Reduced Price” promo tags on items where Read more
Just as the USPS has slowed down First Class Mail, it also wants to slow down First Class Packages (FCPS). But in a somewhat confusing message today, it said it would delay the planned slowdown but would keep in place Read more
