Usps news and trends

Catalog Sales Explore the Shift Toward Digital and the Power of Physical

November 18, 2024
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UPS Looks to Returns, Big-and-Bulky Deliveries to Boost Shipping Volumes
Earnings // April 23, 2024

UPS is looking to returns and big-and-bulky deliveries to expand its addressable market at a time when its shipping volumes have been decreasing.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Sky-High Shift: Rising Air Cargo Demand Reshapes Supply Chain Dynamics
Supply Chain // April 11, 2024

One if by land, two if by sea — headaches, that is. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

AfterShip Unveils Real-Time Order Tracking via Apple Wallet
eCommerce // February 20, 2024

Online commerce customer experience platform AfterShip has enabled Apple Wallet Order Tracking to allow users to receive delivery updates in real time through Apple Wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Consumers Fuel Uber’s Newest Return Service 
Retail // October 10, 2023

Most people consider returns annoying. And by most people, we mean the 79% of shoppers under 30 the National Retail Federation surveyed who consider mail returns to be somewhat or very bothersome.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Interviews & Exclusives
Using Digital Tech And Payments To Solve The Affordable Housing Crisis

January 16, 2020
Access to affordable housing is hard to find in the U.S. According to research from Harvard University, in 2016, nearly half of renters were cost-burdened — or spending more than 30 percent of their annual incomes on rent and utilities. In 1960, that figure was at 20 percent. According to National Low Income Housing Coalition […]

Amazon Prompts USPS To Monetize The Mailbox

December 13, 2018
Call it the Amazon Effect — of a different sort. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Data Dive: Bottom-Line Thinking On Bottom Lines

April 17, 2017
One day, Wells may not dominate the financial headlines the way it has.  But not yet. And elsewhere, suspicions are a-brewing about how fleet cards are managed, at least within...

Quick Reads
UPS Looks to Returns, Big-and-Bulky Deliveries to Boost Shipping Volumes

April 23, 2024
UPS is looking to returns and big-and-bulky deliveries to expand its addressable market at a time when its shipping volumes have been decreasing.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]

AfterShip Unveils Real-Time Order Tracking via Apple Wallet

February 20, 2024
Online commerce customer experience platform AfterShip has enabled Apple Wallet Order Tracking to allow users to receive delivery updates in real time through Apple Wallet. Get the Full Story Complete...

USPS Steps Up Competition for Small Packages With New Option

July 10, 2023
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has launched a new shipping offering designed to let customers send packages within a delivery window of two to five days across the continental United States....

USPS Takes Apple Pay Online but Not In-Person

December 20, 2021
Apple Pay is now accepted by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) online, but for in-person transactions at retail locations, another payment method is needed, according to reports on Monday (Dec....