The U.S. Postal Service is conducting a pilot program designed to make it easier for retailers in malls to ship packages to customers via the USPS. In the program, postal carriers pick up packages from retailers at the end of the day. Currently, postal carriers only drop off mail in the morning and do not pick up outgoing packages.
Read MoreExcept for the attorneys and economists whose services are much in demand, rate cases are by definition not a happy time.
However, for those doggedly interested in poring through the reams of interrogatories and responses it can be a treasure trove of interesting information. As one who usually skims through the data, I did I glance upon a number of tidbits that we all might find of interest.
United Parcel Service has formed a new Atlanta-based unit to sell corporate clients on the Sandy Springs company’s expanding array of transportation, finance and logistics services. UPS Supply Chain Solutions will handle sales and marketing for UPS and more than 20 companies it has acquired since 1999, when UPS went public with a $5.5 billion stock offering.
Read MoreUnited Parcel Service Inc., trying to adapt its rigid culture to a slew of companies acquired during the past two years, is expected to unveil today a major restructuring of its sales force. The move is aimed at accelerating the package carrier’s growth in businesses that help companies manage their supply chains.
Read MoreThe Postal Services arrangement with Consignia, in which the British post’s subsidiary delivers all USPS air packages throughout Europe. is off to a rocky start.
Businesses using USPS international services to send packages to Europe are complaining that their customers are getting hit with major duties and fees upon delivery of the packages. Many customers are refusing the packages. meaning they never reach their final destination, in addition. customers in Sweden were complaming in late January that they were still w aiting on Christmas packages. Sweden Post officials were worried the packages were hung up somewhere. Perhaps in Germany — the single entry point to Europe under the arrangement with Consignia.
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