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USPS in U-turn on Saturday delivery

The board of the US Postal Service (USPS) announced this week that it has directed US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe not to go ahead with plans to end Saturday delivery this August.

Ofcom sets out measures to protect the universal postal service

Royal Mail's competitors could face regulatory intervention in future if Ofcom considers them to be posing a "material threat to the provision of the universal service".

US Postmaster General defends five-day delivery, unveils same day mail service

US Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe used the National Postal Forum in San Francisco this week to renew calls for the US Congress to let the US Postal Service (USPS) end Saturday deliveries and to...

USPS showcases MyPost electronic notification system

The US Postal Service (USPS) has begun testing a new concept known as MyPost that lets consumers and small businesses preview electronically what's in their physical mail box that day.

Ricoh partners with TEC Mailing Solutions to offer SaaS mailing tools

Ricoh Production Print Solutions used the National Postal Forum (NPF) in San Francisco this week to unveil a new partnership with TEC Mailing Solutions on a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS)...

CWU members vote in favour of downstream access boycott

Royal Mail postal workers could begin boycotting mail from rival downstream access (DSA) providers such as TNT and UK Mail "in the next few months" following a Communication Workers Union (CWU)...

Kern releases its smallest self-mailer

Kern's desktop self-mailer, the Kern Office, launched at the beginning of this month and is the mailing solutions provider's smallest white paper solutions machine.

Talking Print to show audio and video DM at TFM&A

Audio and video embedded print specialists Talking Print will be showcasing its range of marketing solutions at this week's Technology for Marketing and Advertising 2013 event (TFM&A).

Xerox bridges gap from cut-sheet to continuous with Color 8250

Xerox previewed a cut-sheet colour press at Hunkeler Innovationdays last week, in addition to a new member of the CiPress range.

Lucrative contract wins prompt Document Outsourcing expansion

Document Outsourcing has doubled the size of its Warrington facility to make way for new digital presses, following recent contract wins, and is planning a third site as it targets 30m turnover by...

USPS move to end Saturday delivery leaves direct mail sector in limbo

This week's US Postal Service announcement that it is ending Saturday mail delivery - without the direct OK of Congress - leaves direct mail and commercial printing industries in limbo.

Xerox in twin colour press launch

Xerox has announced two new digital print engines aimed at in-plants, high street and commercial printers producing jobs ranging from photobooks and brochures to DM and catalogues.