USPS in European push with Lynx parcels link
US Postal Service has entered the European parcels arena in a three-year deal with the UK’s privately owned Lynx Express.
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USPS enters Euro parcels market
The U.S. Postal Service has moved into the European parcels business through a three-year partnership agreement with Britain’s Lynx Express. The service initially will cover westbound trans-Atlantic mail and parcel deliveries to U.S. addresses and aims to capture 5% of the market within three years
Read MorePOSTAL SERVICE OVERHAUL SOUGHT: MAIL AGENCY PROJECTING UP TO $5 BILLION LOSSES OVER NEXT TWO YEARS
Upset by two postal rate increases in six months and discussions of delivery cutbacks, some congressional leaders said Tuesday the mail agency must be overhauled. The Postal Service is projecting up to $5 billion in losses over the next two years, even after raising the price of a first-class stamp by a penny, to 34 cents in January
Read MoreUS Postal Service tests encryption system
The US Postal Service is testing a smart-card-based ‘certified e-mail’
system aimed at protecting the privacy of mail
High-Tech Group: US Postal Service Should Stick To Mail
A high-tech and telecom industry group today took a swipe at the U.S. Postal Service for its attempts to compete with “fledgling e-commerce” companies while enjoying privileged governmental status. “We do not see any reason for a government agency to be competing against private firms in the vibrant, competitive world of e-commerce, and wonder how much money will they have to lose on these undertakings before they decide to stick to their core mission of delivering the mail,” said Ed Black, the Computer & Communications Industry Association’s president and CEO
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