Internal documents say U.S. Postal Service made $1.6B profit on Amazon deliveries in FY2019 The U.S. Postal Service generated $1.6 billion in profit from Amazon in its 2019 fiscal year, on $3.9 billion in… Read More
Trump throws Amazon under the delivery truck in debate over U.S. Postal Service economics President Donald Trump this morning again called on the U.S. Postal Service to increase the amount it charges Amazon to… Read More
Play Podcast Amazon’s new Prime number: Why the tech giant is shifting its core shipping benefit to one-day delivery Play Amazon’s first quarter earnings report last week presented analysts and investors with a financial mystery. The company’s profits were much… Read More
Save up your pennies for next year’s science stamps, celebrating STEM and astronaut Sally Ride If you’re the U.S. Postal Service, how do you follow up on Pluto, planets, “Star Trek” and a total solar… Read More
First-of-its-kind stamp will use body heat to change images in celebration of Aug. 21 solar eclipse When you press a stamp onto a letter this summer, be sure to take a second look after you release… Read More
Night sky image of Mount Rainier will be U.S. stamp — photographer shares his technique, love for stars A spectacular photograph of the night sky over Washington’s Mount Rainier has been chosen by the U.S. Postal Service for a collection… Read More
Moon stamps make a full-moon debut Now you can moon your mail carrier … not in the scatological sense, but in the philatelic sense. To celebrate… Read More
Postal workers overwhelmed by flood of Amazon Sunday deliveries The U.S. Postal Service is straining to keep up with the volume of packages being delivered on Sundays, with some carriers complaining of… Read More
Amazon will have to share Sunday delivery with competitors this holiday The Postal Service will start delivering packages for all retailers on Sundays starting Nov. 17, exactly a year after it announced a… Read More
Postal Service wins approval for 2-year grocery delivery test in S.F., expanding Amazon pilot The federal Postal Regulatory Commission today approved a request by the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a two-year test of early… Read More
Amazon expands partnership with USPS to deliver groceries Amazon confirms that it has begun testing grocery delivery service in San Francisco with the help of the U.S. Postal… Read More
Amazon Sunday delivery: Key facts to know as USPS rolls out service nationally The U.S. Postal Service is known for working through rain, sleet and snow, but not on Sundays or holidays, right? That is changing,… Read More
Amazon quietly rolls out Sunday delivery in Seattle and Portland; Coming soon to Bay Area, Boston and more cities After starting in selected cities around the country, Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service are closer to rolling out Sunday parcel… Read More
