USPS recently added technology at retail locations that provides employees with the capability to scan government identification cards with two-dimensional barcodes. Postal Service locations with Retail Systems Software (RSS) and mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) equipment can now scan these cards. The scans are required for Hold Mail and change of address requests. Scanning the…
Honolulu District introduced a mobile retail unit — a food truck-sized vehicle decked out in USPS colors — at a recent arts fair in Hilo, a town on Hawaii’s Big Island. The unit provided both fairgoers and vendors with a one-stop shipping resource. “Instead of making a separate trip to the Hilo Post Office or…
Background In 2016, the U.S. Postal Service managed 31,585 retail offices serving 877 million customers. To reduce wait-time-in-line and expedite customer transactions, the Postal Service developed the mobile Point-of-Sale (mPOS) system. mPOS is a mobile system that allows retail associates to accept credit card and non-PIN debit card payments for customers’ retail transactions. In fiscal…
The Postal Service continues making investments for the future, including plans for new delivery vehicles, PMG Megan Brennan says in her latest video message. Fifteen companies are competing to build the vehicles, which are slated to debut in 2017. “These vehicles will be designed with increased cargo space and improved access to facilitate both the…
