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USPS Proposes Surcharge on Packages to Cover Rising Transportation Costs

March 25, 2026
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Amazon Could Slash Postal Service Package Volume by Two-Thirds
Amazon // March 18, 2026

Amazon’s status as the U.S. Postal Service’s biggest customer could be about to change. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Postal Service Opens Bidding Process for Last-Mile Delivery Access
Delivery // January 20, 2026

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is now taking bids for access to its ​last‑mile delivery network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service
Delivery // December 17, 2025

The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

Catalog Sales Explore the Shift Toward Digital and the Power of Physical
Retail // November 18, 2024

It was 72 pages and every kid’s dream. Before the tsunami of Amazon and eCommerce turned the industry upside down, the Toys R Us catalog was the bible for holiday gifts, promising the best for good little boys and girls and more than $1,000 in...

Interviews & Exclusives
Using Digital Tech And Payments To Solve The Affordable Housing Crisis

January 16, 2020
Access to affordable housing is hard to find in the U.S. According to research from Harvard University, in 2016, nearly half of renters were cost-burdened — or spending more than 30 percent of their annual incomes on rent and utilities. In 1960, that figure was at 20 percent. According to National Low Income Housing Coalition […]

Amazon Prompts USPS To Monetize The Mailbox

December 13, 2018
Call it the Amazon Effect — of a different sort. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Data Dive: Bottom-Line Thinking On Bottom Lines

April 17, 2017
One day, Wells may not dominate the financial headlines the way it has.  But not yet. And elsewhere, suspicions are a-brewing about how fleet cards are managed, at least within...

Quick Reads
USPS Proposes Surcharge on Packages to Cover Rising Transportation Costs

March 25, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has proposed adding a surcharge for fuel and other transportation costs to some of its products for shipping packages. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS […]

Amazon Could Slash Postal Service Package Volume by Two-Thirds

March 18, 2026
Amazon’s status as the U.S. Postal Service’s biggest customer could be about to change. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Postal Service Opens Bidding Process for Last-Mile Delivery Access

January 20, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is now taking bids for access to its ​last‑mile delivery network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

USPS to Allow All Shippers to Bid on Last-Mile Delivery Service

December 17, 2025
The United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to make its last-mile delivery service available to shippers of all sizes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...