A number of Americans abroad have been snared in a parcel delivery nightmare in Europe since October, when USPS quietly ditched direct delivery to 23 countries in Europe, and signed up Consignia as its single contact for the region. The switch was intended to reduce operating costs and times associated with multiple delivery points in Europe.
Read MoreDeclines 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
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