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A new free home-delivery service Amazon has been testing for months could ensure you never have to leave your house to shop again. AmazonTote is a program that delivers items to your home at a scheduled time each week, free of charge. The items, which include any good weighing 50 pounds or less that Amazon sells and ships, are left in "a sealed, weather-resistant tote bag up to twice a week," according to Amazon.
Patrick R. Donahoe took the oath of office in front of employees and family members to become the 73rd Postmaster General of the United States and the CEO of the U.S. Postal Service.
The USPS filed for an inflation-based rate increase that, if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, will take effect on April 17. The overall increase reflects the current 1.741 percent CPI cap. As they did in last year’s rejected exigency rate case filing, catalogs fared better than most.
Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be up 8 percent in January over the same month last year, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
In a move that's expected to help businesses grow and garner millions of dollars in revenue for the U.S. Postal Service, the agency announced that it's easing the rules on simplified addressing to allow businesses to begin using the format on city delivery routes.
The shipping deadline for guaranteed Christmas delivery is fast approaching for most retailers. But what’s a retailer to do after the deadline passes?
United Parcel Service Inc. will require customers shipping packages to show government-issued photo identification in an effort to intensify security after explosives were found on October cargo flights.
In its latest survey on e-commerce shipping practices, Stamps.com found that 64 percent of respondents report that free shipping is the most effective promotion they can offer during the holiday season.
By offering totally free shipping for online purchases during the holidays, Walmart Stores Inc. has unveiled a strategy in the battle for e-commerce business that may become a standard for large retailers.
