Parcel revenue was essentially flat on a volume decrease of 243 million pieces, or 12.1%. Strong demand for USPS Ground Advantage, the organization’s economy product with two-to-five day service standards, and price increase for package services (catalogs and other large printed media) helped offset revenue decreases in Priority Mail and Parcel Select services resulting from increased last-mile competition for e-commerce delivery, in-sourcing from major customers like Amazon, and the trend away from expedit ...

While Christmas is nearly a week away, there is still time to get packages shipped to arrive on time before the holiday. However, those shipping deadlines are rapidly approaching.  Each year, the major package delivery carriers post the deadlines that a package or mail needs to be shipped out to arrive by Christmas Eve. The deadlines vary depending on the specific shipping method.   With the deluge of packages expected during the holidays, UPS tried to encourage shoppers in September to shop and ship packag ...