USPS: Warehouses emerging as new shopping hubs

Posted on April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by 21cpw

Living near a shopping mall used to be important to a lot of people, but as online commerce continues to grow, retail meccas are losing their cachet. Instead, many consumers are now drawn to areas near warehouses that can quickly process their online orders. “It’s shopping as infrastructure,” Adie Tomer, a Brookings Institution scholar, told…

USPS: Video tracks holiday parcel from order to delivery

Posted on December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 by 21cpw

A new video from the Denver Post tracks a package from order to delivery, demonstrating the Postal Service’s important role in online commerce. The 3-minute segment begins with technology reporter Tamara Chuang ordering microwave popcorn from Quinn Snacks, a natural food company in Boulder, CO, that ships with USPS. A Postal Service employee later collects…