Delivery delays and operational changes threaten to upend one of the key backbones of the e-commerce market.
it would raise the price of commercial shipments during the peak holiday shopping period, but the rate increase is temporary, ending Dec. 27. UPS and FedEx have since announced similar price hikes.
The Postal Service's affordable prices have become even more critical during the pandemic and the broader economic downturn, which has forced many businesses to look for ways to cut costs. Calls to keep Postal Service prices affordable have garnered support from a growing number of e-commerce companies and retailers. The Package Coalition, a lobbying group backed by Amazon and eBay, among others, has urged lawmakers to keep the service "affordable and reliable."
"This is not a 'maybe it'll happen,' it's 'when will [it] happen,'" McHugh said. "We've really been going full boar in attempting to help lawmakers and their key staff."
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