USPS ready for bumper peak season
The US Postal Service (USPS) expects to handle around 750m packages this holiday season, an increase of more than 12% up on last year and double the volume of packages handled just four years ago. USPS added that today is expected to be the biggest Cyber Monday ever – with market researcher Adobe Digital Insights predicting today’s sales will top $3bn.
USPS also gave a reminder on some important upcoming mailing deadlines:
Dec. 09 – Military APO/FPO/DPO Priority Mail & APO/FPO First-Class Mail
Dec. 15 – USPS Retail Ground (domestic)
Dec. 16 – Military APO/FPO/DPO Priority Mail Express
Dec. 20 – First-Class Mail Cards and Letters
Dec. 21 – Priority Mail
Dec. 23 – Priority Mail Express
