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Competition
Posted by RARC host | Filed under Mailing Services, Shipping Services
When the topic of competition for the Postal Service comes up in casual conversation, the discussion usually involves FedEx or UPS. However, packages are a relatively small part of the Postal Service’s business. Certainly, these firms are direct competitors, but are there other competitors for Postal Service business?
Tags: competition, competitive market, Mailing Services, Parcels
Use of Industry Best Practices in Processing Parcels
Posted by Network Ops host | Filed under Network Optimization, Parcels, Processing, Shipping Services
While the Postal Service leads the world in processing letter mail, private sector competitors have a higher market share for parcels. And while letter volumes are decreasing, parcel volumes are projected to increase. Although parcels represent less than 2 percent of mail volumes, the Postal Service parcel business makes up 13 percent of [...]
Click-N-Ship® — Have You Used It?
Posted by Blog Editor | Filed under Cost, Revenue, and Rates, Sales and Service, Shipping Services
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) independently audits the efficiency and effectiveness of Postal Service programs such as the online shipping solution Click-N-Ship®. However, OIG employees are also customers of the Postal Service, with their own experiences. Tara, a member of the OIG’s Communication team, tried Click-N-Ship® over the holidays and volunteered [...]
Returning Purchases through the Postal Service
Posted by Blog Editor | Filed under Cost, Revenue, and Rates, Parcels, Sales and Service, Shipping Services
Merchandise Return Service and Parcel Return Service allow merchants to pay the shipping charges for their customers’ returns. Merchandise Return Service is the end-to-end version, and Parcel Return Service provides workshare discounts for mailers willing to pick up the packages within the Postal Service’s network. The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General [...]
Tags: Parcel Return Service, Parcels
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