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USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service

December 17, 2025
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Catalog Sales Explore the Shift Toward Digital and the Power of Physical
Retail // November 18, 2024

It was 72 pages and every kid’s dream. Before the tsunami of Amazon and eCommerce turned the industry upside down, the Toys R Us catalog was the bible for holiday gifts, promising the best for good little boys and girls and more than $1,000 in...

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...

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
USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service

December 17, 2025
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. 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 completing this form, you agree […]

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...

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....