E-Commerce Times--If there were ever a time when an overhaul of a business model was urgently needed, it is now. It's obvious that we can't let the USPS fall by the wayside in light of electronic communications.... View More
MyBankTracker: The United States Postal Service is looking towards entering the digital currency market, in an effort to raise revenues and stay relevant, according to a new report by the Office of the... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--The Postal Service faces significant problems that threaten its survival. The financial problems are well known but solvable. However, solving the financial problems... View More
Multichannel Merchant--WHEN I FIRST HEARD THAT the U.S. Postal Service was launching a summer program offering mailers a discount for using QR codes, I was more than a little skeptical. Why would the USPS... View More
Business Customer Gateway - Customers accessing the Business Customer Gateway may experience intermittent service disruption during the maintenance window Sunday, October 2, 2011, 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT.... View More
DMM Advisory: 2011 Holiday Shipping Dates for APOs/FPOs/DPOs. With the holiday season fast approaching, we are reminding friends and families to mail early to ensure delivery of their holiday cards and... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Is it possible that Congress will enact a bill this year that would eliminate Saturday mail delivery? According to several postal experts, there are two chances for that occurring... View More
Post&Parcel--Mailing equipment provider Kern has signed a deal to distribute a new materials handling vehicle that can operate around a mailroom without an operator. The iCart has been developed by... View More
Today the Federal Register published the final rule which requires the use of an Intelligent Mail® unique tracking barcode on all commercial parcels (except Standard Mail® parcels) claiming presort... View More
Durham, N.C., Sept. 27, 2011 - Bell and Howell, a leader in address quality and document messaging innovations, will be exhibiting at the Direct Marketing Association's largest event of the year: DMA2011,... View More
Longmont, CO, and Stuttgart, Germany, Post Expo Conference, Booth 4020, September 27, 2011 Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, today announced a partnership... View More
Presort.com--In this electronic age, there are those who are asking whether the U.S. Postal Service has outlived its usefulness. The Postal Service is sinking under the weight of mounting debt - losing... View More
Post&Parcel--Ralph Nader, the renowned consumer advocate and five-time candidate for President of the United States, has warned key US Congressmen that cutting postal services is a "suicidal prescription... View More
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2011 - Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), today announced the appointment of three new executives to lead its... View More
New Deal 2.0--My local post office is in crisis. Claiming that the U.S. Postal Service is in danger of financial collapse, the Postmaster General is proposing to close thousands of post offices and postal... View More
The Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) Work Group (WG) 145, established to "Promote Significant Usage of 24-Digit Intelligent Mail® Tray Labels," requests your assistance-please complete a... View More
Trenton Times: Although "snail mail" is derided by some as outdated, it still offers huge economic value to businesses that take advantage of the Postal Service's cheaper prices to win customers and make... View More
(Bellevue, WA) - When Dina Kessler, Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Jacksonville (FL) print and direct mail company, Kessler Creative, vowed to spend more time with her customers, she didn't realize... View More
To address critical network issues recently affecting the Business Customer Gateway and all external applications accessed through the Gateway, an emergency scheduled maintenance outage will occur on Sunday,... View More
SUMMARY: The Postal Service seeks public comment on a proposal to revise the service standard regulations contained in 39 CFR part 121. Among other things, the proposal involves eliminating the expectation... View More