Tag: USPS

Brazilian Express services market heats up

Posted by | Oct 20, 2003 | |

The battle for the express delivery services of international mails in Brazil will heat up over the next months due to the increasingly demand for such service in the country. After an increase of 7% in 2002 the sector predicts 10% growth this year – with an annual income of US$120mil. Sky Postal – authorized by United State Postal Services – entered Brazil in January 2003 and spent six months developing its logistics. It currently has 100 agents and forecasts a 10% stake of the market until late 2004.

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U.S. Postal Service to set up health funds retirement benefits

Posted by | Oct 20, 2003 | |

The U.S. Postal Service intends to use $10 billion in retirement fund overpayments to set up a health benefit account for its more than 800,000 employees, the Postal Service’s chief financial officer said September 30, 2003.

Richard Strasser said the money would lay the foundation for a health benefit retirement program estimated to cost more than $40 billion.

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USPS to launch two-year Parcel Return Services test

Posted by | Oct 17, 2003 | |

If you order merchandise on the Internet or by catalog, you probably know that returning items can be more difficult than getting them in the first place.

USPS is set to launch a two-year test of Parcel Return Services (PRS) that will make it easier for consumers to return items at very competitive prices for merchants. PRS will work like drop-shipping in reverse.

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US Post offices to encourage public recycling

Posted by | Oct 13, 2003 | |

A Colorado congressman is drafting legislation that would require post offices across the country to encourage the public to recycle unwanted mail by allowing local organizations to place recycling containers in post office lobbies.

“Placing recycling containers at these facilities would not only provide a convenience to postal patrons, it would also encourage the recycling of tons of unwanted mail and keep these materials from filling up local landfill space,” said Rep. Mark Udall, D-Colo.

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USPS eases rule for non-profit fund raising associated press

Posted by | Oct 10, 2003 | |

USPS has announced a rule change to permit non-profit organizations to have professional fund-raisers handle their mailings.

Use of the lower postage rates allowed for non-profit groups had been limited to mail sent by those organizations themselves.

Under the change, effective Nov. 13, professional fund-raising businesses will be allowed to mail at the lower rates when they are sending mail for qualified charities.

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