What the 2014 USPS Pricing Changes for Shipping Services Means to Retailers
This is a guest post by Gordon Glazer, director of strategic partnerships at Shipware, a professional services firm that transforms businesses through intelligent distribution solutions and strategies. Gordon can be reached at gordon@shipware.com.
Every time the USPS announces rate changes, all the stakeholders come out of the woodwork, with many of them bemoaning the increases and how it will impact their operation. Relax! Take a deep breath. All told, this rate change will have minimal impact to most, favorable impact to some and not so favorable (but tolerable) changes for others. The positive outcome is that it motivates shippers to evaluate their processes and take action on the many strategies available to lower their costs on small parcel logistics.
Gordon Glazer, CMDSM, CMDSS, MDP, MDC is a senior consultant, USPS specialist at Shipware, an innovative parcel audit and consulting firm that helps volume parcel shippers reduce shipping costs 10%-30%. Gordon is a postal industry veteran with 36 years’ experience and is a sought-after speaker and industry thought leader. He welcomes your questions and comments and can be reached at 858-724-0457 or gordon@shipware.com.
