Postage Rate Reduction? Too early to know.
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There’s been talk in the industry about possible rate reductions in August, when the USPS is expected to reach its revenue cap on the current exigent rate hike. While some are saying we can expect a rollback, it’s too early...
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How to Save 2% on Your Direct Mail This Year
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Okay, the USPS has had its share of challenges, and has certainly been the cause of a lot of uncertainty for mailers this year. So we are happy to share this bright spot in the ongoing drama that is postage...
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Is Exigent Ruling Really a Win for Mailers?
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On its surface it seems like good news for commercial mailers. According to Michael Rondon in Folio:, “A federal appeals court ruled that the USPS will have to roll back its exigent rate hike in a big win for magazine...
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USPS Rate Hike Looms
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It’s been a wild ride, but the Postal Regulatory Commission has finally approved the USPS’ rate hike plan, and new prices are set to go into effect at the end of this month. We've seen a lot of back and...
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Postal Service Statement on Postal Regulatory Commission Ruling
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Yesterday's ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approving the proposed prices and classifications for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services enables the Postal Service to move forward with a new pricing strategy to capitalize on strong mail and package growth....
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Nonprofits to Get a Break from USPS in May?
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Is this the light at the end of the USPS rate hike tunnel? According to the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, it could be, and it spells some welcome relief for the nonprofit mailing community. “The Postal Service today announced that,...
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Catalogers – Is FSS Shredding Your Mail?
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“Catalogs are being damaged so frequently in the mail that one company has turned the problem into a new business venture,” writes D. Eadward Tree in Damaged Catalogs Spark New Business Idea. “[US Monitor] is now offering to tell its...
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April USPS Rate Hike Less Likely?
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Most of us in the direct mail and catalog industries have been bracing ourselves for expected April rate hikes from the USPS. Just how much those hikes might be was the main mystery, with the PRC telling the USPS to...
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PRC to USPS: Do it again…again
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The saga of “will they / won’t they / how much / when” at the USPS continues. Last week we brought you news on the Postal Regulatory Commission’s order for a do-over on proposed USPS rate changes slated to take...
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PRC Orders a Do-Over from USPS
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[responsive][/responsive]No, no and no. That pretty much sums up the Postal Regulatory Commission’s response to the USPS’s proposed rate adjustments in an order that was handed down on March 6. “The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has returned proposed rate adjustments...
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