Postal
April 17, 2017 at 2:40 pm
The United States Postal Service (USPS) rolled out its "Informed Delivery" service that allowed people to see exactly what will be in their mailbox when they get home. Originally, the USPS implemented it in major cities, like New York and Washington, D.C., but now plans to expand the service further. Beginning April 14, the Informed…
April 5, 2017 at 1:15 pm
Throughout its 109-year history, a reputable span that helps it to serve more than 220 countries and territories, the United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has prided itself…
March 21, 2017 at 1:42 pm
Geiger, Lewiston, Maine, released record-breaking results produced through participation in the UPS Carbon Neutral program. Geiger, the first participant in the promotional industry for all shipments, entered into a contractual carbon neutral program with UPS in 2012. In 2016, Geiger shipped 459,605 packages—weighing a total of 8,288,647 pounds. Under this program, Geiger purchased offsets for…
March 15, 2017 at 2:00 pm
We've been wracking our brains trying to think of the perfect Bowie/space reference to lead in here, but the options are almost too plentiful, so we're just going to give it to you straight: A set of David Bowie commemorative stamps made their way to stratosphere via helium balloon as a memorial of his death…
January 23, 2017 at 2:38 pm
For promotional products professionals, Uber has been a bit of a boon rather than something to fear. Its drivers have picked us up from the airport and taken us to trade show locales, and it's done its fair share of branding, too. It even delivers food…
January 20, 2017 at 2:57 pm
The United States Postal Service announced new postage rates for mailing and shipping products. After previously being only 47 cents since last April, first-class letters in the U.S. will now cost 49 cents again. According to the International Business Times, the decrease last year was the first in 97 years. "Given our precarious financial condition…
December 28, 2016 at 2:41 pm
It seems like Amazon is disrupting just about every aspect of commerce these days. Between allowing customers to click a button when they need more laundry detergent to giving grocery shoppers a checkout-free experience, Amazon is on the cutting edge. Of course, being an e-commerce platform, shipping is a major part of business, and Amazon…
December 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm
The global shipping economy faces the threat of paying a levy to the European Union (EU) on its greenhouse gas emissions, as officials are increasingly disappointed in the lack of…
December 15, 2016 at 3:15 pm
The United States Postal Service (USPS) introduced a fun augmented reality smartphone app, Delivercheer.com, to spur business and add a bit of holiday cheer to the process of mailing items. To use it, people pick up a Priority Mail box, and can choose between two animated messages: a reindeer or a penguin. [caption id="attachment_91433" align="aligncenter"…
December 14, 2016 at 10:46 am
Global shipping companies will have credit trouble if new bank capital rules go into place. The Basel Committee of banking supervisors from all over the world met last month to draft new rules for lenders…
