Charles-McClintock Wilson Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is planning to sharply cut the number of packages it sends through the U.S. Postal Service, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters . The e-commerce giant, considered the Postal Service's top customer, has been pulling back on its postal shipments and is looking to reduce them by at least two-thirds by September, when its current contract ends...
Charles-McClintock Wilson Amazon.com ( AMZN ) is planning to sharply cut the number of packages it sends through the U.S. Postal Service, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters . The e-commerce giant, considered the Postal Service's top customer, has been pulling back on its postal shipments and is looking to reduce them by at least two-thirds by September, when its current contract ends, the source added. U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner told Reuters on the sidelines of a congressional hearing on Tuesday that USPS is still in negotiations with Amazon. "I couldn't tell you where that's going to end," Steiner said. Amazon ( AMZN ) and USPS have been in talks for months to reach an agreement on extending their business relationship. The source added that volumes have begun ramping down with the full reductions expected by fall. More on Amazon Inside Amazon's AI Power Play Amazon Is Paying Today For Margins Tomorrow Amazon: Just Like Google In 2023 Appeals court allows Perplexity AI shopping bots to keep shopping on Amazon Amazon CEO sees AI doubling AWS sales to $600B by 2036: report