President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises prices for Amazon and other online merchants. Trump said… Read More
Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense competition.” Amazon listed “transportation and logistics services” as a business… Read More
President Donald Trump’s mission to get the United States Postal Service to extract better deals from retailers like Amazon got a boost Tuesday when a review he ordered reported that “packages… Read More
The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates for the Parcel Select service used by Amazon, FedEx, and UPS by 9.1 to 12.3 percent, according to a new filing… Read More
For months, President Donald Trump has been accusing Amazon of ripping off the U.S. Postal Service. The e-commerce giant has endured the criticism in silence but a newly formed lobby… Read More
President Donald Trump resumed his attacks on the “Amazon Washington Post” Monday morning, this time with a peculiar twist. Trump once again accused The Post — which is owned by Amazon CEO… Read More
“I’m keenly interested in establishing myself in this program.” “I am a disabled combat veteran and I’m interested in Amazon’s Last Mile Delivery Program.” “This is going to be a… Read More
President Donald Trump personally urged U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double how much the U.S. Postal Service charges Amazon and other companies to ship packages, according to a report… Read More
Amazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently escalated his criticism of the e-commerce giant dealings with the… Read More
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President Donald Trump appears to be escalating his war on Amazon. He issued an executive order Thursday that vows to review the United States Postal Service’s “expansion and pricing of… Read More
Donald Trump has made a habit of lashing out at Amazon throughout his campaign and presidency. He’s criticized the company for skirting taxes, slammed its CEO Jeff Bezos for using… Read More
LAS VEGAS — One of these things is not like the other. Nestled among drones, audio equipment, and robots on the CES show floor is an organization you wouldn’t expect to… Read More
The U.S. Postal Service is straining to keep up with the volume of packages being delivered on Sundays, with some carriers complaining of 12-hour days and weeks without a single day off. The flood of packages… Read More
The Postal Service will start delivering packages for all retailers on Sundays starting Nov. 17, exactly a year after it announced a similar deal with Amazon. In all, the announcement spans five weeks,… Read More
The U.S. Postal Service is asking federal regulators to approve a two-year test of USPS delivery of “groceries and other prepackaged goods” in the early morning hours in big cities across the… Read More
Amazon confirms that it has begun testing grocery delivery service in San Francisco with the help of the U.S. Postal service. A spokeswoman called it a “small test,” adding that… Read More
The U.S. Postal Service is known for working through rain, sleet and snow, but not on Sundays or holidays, right? That is changing, quickly, through a deal with Amazon. In many parts of the… Read More
After starting in selected cities around the country, Amazon and the U.S. Postal Service are closer to rolling out Sunday parcel delivery on a nationwide scale. In recent weeks, Sunday delivery… Read More
Want an Amazon package any day of the week? They’re now one step closer. Last November, Amazon announced that it would be working with the U.S. Postal Service to start… Read More