For Mark Baker, the president and CIO (chief idea originator) for The Vermont Flannel Co., delays in deliveries of flannel blankets, pajamas, shirts, hoodies and scarves to customers this holiday season was just one more blow in a year packed with punches. First, his homegrown manufacturing operations had to shut down...
A historic crush of e-commerce packages is threatening to overwhelm U.S. Postal Service operations just weeks before Christmas and runoff elections in Georgia that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to agency employees and postal industry tracking firms. As Americans increasingly shop online because of the coronavirus pandemic, private...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Postal Service has dealt with another public health crisis — illegal shipments of opioids to the United States. The 2018 Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act requires foreign post offices to include advanced electronic data (AED) on all U.S.-bound packages coming through the Postal Service,...
The U.S. Postal Service has postponed the date for awarding a $6.3 billion contract to build its new mail trucks to next year due to challenges posed by the coronavirus. “The COVID-19 pandemic previously resulted in the expected production award being pushed to the end of 2020. However, amid continuing COVID-19...
Picture this: That expensive gift you spent weeks waiting for on back order finally gets delivered in time for the holidays, only to be swiped from your doorstep without a trace. Millions have fallen victim to package theft at some point, and the growth in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic...