Declines in the amount of mail being sent continue to plague the post office, which lost $281 million in the last three months. That, however, was a smaller loss than had been expected, the agency said, largely due to cost cutting.
Read MoreThe cost of sending a first-class letter (in the US) will rise on Sunday by 3 cents, to 37 cents, as part of a broad postage increase. A postcard will cost 23 cents to mail, or 2 cents more. The independent Postal Rate Commission approved the changes in domestic postage in March.
Read MoreThe U.S. Postal Service may soon file a negotiated service agreement with the Postal Rate Commission, postal officials said yesterday at the ratemaking summit in Potomac, MD. USPS chief marketing officer Anita J. Bizzotto said the agency “is getting close to signing on with a company,” though she did not offer specifics.
Read MoreArticle by Cary Baer of DMA USA on USPS and the universal service obligation
Read MoreThe Direct Marketing Association (The DMA) today released survey results that indicate the upcoming June 30 postage rate increase will accelerate the movement of younger Americans away from First-Class Mail for bill payment, accelerating the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) financial crisis.
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