USPS is working to deliver more return packages

January 9, 2024 The holiday season is over, but the shipping season isn’t. Consumers are expected to return $173 billion worth of holiday purchases from 2023, 28 percent more than the previous year, according to Optoro, a company that helps merchants manage their returns process. This makes returns an important source of growth for the…

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PMG DeJoy: Postal Service ready to deliver another successful holiday season

October 2, 2023 The Postal Service is ready to deliver another successful holiday season. “Our 2022 peak season was a tremendous success,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and…

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USPS: Eagle magazine’s summer edition highlights Ground Advantage

July 20, 2023 The Postal Service has published the latest issue of The Eagle magazine and mailed it to employees’ homes. This summer edition explores USPS Ground Advantage, the organization’s new shipping option. “The real spark for Ground Advantage was looking at our processing, logistics and delivery network changes and realizing that we will have…

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Postal Bulletin highlights USPS Ground Advantage

Launching on July 9, 2023, USPS Ground Advantage™ is the Postal Service’s enhanced ground solution that will provide a simple, reliable, and more affordable ground shipping solution for packages with 2–5 day delivery within the continental U.S. USPS Ground Advantage will combine current USPS Retail Ground®, First-Class Package Service®, and Parcel Select Ground® services, as…

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Postal Regulatory Commission approves Postal Service’s launch of USPS Ground Advantage on July 9

June 26, 2023 The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved the Postal Service’s plan to launch USPS Ground Advantage on July 9. USPS Ground Advantage will provide a simple, reliable, more affordable way to ship packages in 2-5 business days. Pricing for USPS Ground Advantage will reflect a decrease of 1.4 percent compared with predecessor USPS…

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USPS Ground Advantage Reduces Prices, Simplifies Shipping Solutions and Improves Service Reliability

May 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today established proposed published pricing for its new product offering, USPS Ground Advantage. Pending favorable review and comments from the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), USPS Ground Advantage would launch on July 9. At launch, USPS Ground Advantage would provide a simple, reliable and more affordable way…

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USPS to replace First-Class Package Service with USPS Ground Advantage.

February 10, 2023 As part of its strategy to enhance its shipping offerings, USPS has notified the Postal Regulatory Commission of its intention to replace First-Class Package Service with USPS Ground Advantage. According to the Feb. 10 filing with the commission, the improved ground product, which is expected to launch in the summer, will feature…

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