United States Postal Service

Postal Realty Trust, Inc. Provides Update on Second Quarter Financing Activity

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Monday, June 29, 2020

Our acquisition pipeline remains robust and we continue to source investment opportunities in our targeted 7 to 9 percent cap rate range.

Key Points: 
  • Our acquisition pipeline remains robust and we continue to source investment opportunities in our targeted 7 to 9 percent cap rate range.
  • The modification to our revolver enhances our ability to continue to execute on our growth plan and our consolidation strategy.
  • The amendment to the facility was filed with the Companys 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 on June 26, 2020.
  • Postal Realty Trust, Inc. is an internally managed real estate investment trust that owns properties leased to the USPS.

U.S. Postal Service, Clorox, Google, UPS, Walmart Top List Of Americans' Most Essential Companies During Covid-19

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Friday, June 12, 2020

Americans say 100 leading companies played a truly essential role during the crisis.

Key Points: 
  • Americans say 100 leading companies played a truly essential role during the crisis.
  • The top 10, based on the survey, are (in order): United States Postal Service, Clorox, Google, United Parcel Service, Walmart, Amazon, Purell, Microsoft, FedEx, and CVS.
  • The Essential 100 rates companies based on their resolve, integrity, responsiveness and permanence.
  • The Harris Poll asked a representative sample of 2,032 Americans which companies are the most 'essential' to America.

U.S. Postal Service Releases Dog Attack National Rankings

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Postal Service (USPS) employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017.

Key Points: 
  • Postal Service (USPS) employees attacked by dogs nationwide fell to 5,803 in 2019 more than 200 fewer than in 2018 and more than 400 fewer since 2017.
  • Today, USPS highlights technology that helps reduce potential attacks, while releasing its annual list of cities with the most recorded dog attacks.
  • The organization also highlights safety initiatives to help protect its employees and offers tips to pet owners as part of the Postal Service's National Dog Bite Awareness Week, which runs Sunday, June 14, through Saturday, June 20.
  • The Postal Service offers the following safety tips:
    When a letter carrier delivers mail or packages to your front door, place your dog in a separate room and close that door before opening the front door.

Contract Research Organization (CRO) Services Market, Forecast to 2027 by Service Type, Therapeutic Indication, End-user and Region - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

The report provides the overall revenue of the global contract research organization (CRO) services market for the 2017-2027 period, considering 2018 as the base year and 2027 as the forecast year.

Key Points: 
  • The report provides the overall revenue of the global contract research organization (CRO) services market for the 2017-2027 period, considering 2018 as the base year and 2027 as the forecast year.
  • The report also provides the compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global contract research organization (CRO) services market for the forecast period.
  • Additionally, the report sheds light on the changing competition dynamics in the global contract research organization (CRO) services market.
  • The next section of the report highlights the USPs, which include regulatory scenarios for contract research organization (CRO) services globally, business models, pricing analysis, and market developments in the global contract research organization (CRO) services market.

Top UK Retailers: Delivery Services and Carriers Used in 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

The "Top UK Retailers: Delivery Services and Carriers Used in 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Top UK Retailers: Delivery Services and Carriers Used in 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report identifies the delivery services, and the carriers, which are used by the retailers which comprise InternetRetailing's UK Top 500.
  • For each of the top UK retailers, it answers which delivery services does the retailer offer and which provider/s does it use to carry them out.
  • It also answers questions on overall service and carrier usage patterns such as:
    How widely used are the leading carriers for express services and for economy services?

ShippingEasy Launches Industry’s Most Comprehensive Guide to Flat-Rate Shipping Services

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

ShippingEasy, the leading provider of cloud-based shipping, inventory management, and customer marketing solutions for e-commerce sellers, has published its new 2020 E-commerce Sellers Guide to Flat-Rate Shipping .

Key Points: 
  • ShippingEasy, the leading provider of cloud-based shipping, inventory management, and customer marketing solutions for e-commerce sellers, has published its new 2020 E-commerce Sellers Guide to Flat-Rate Shipping .
  • Intended to help e-commerce sellers understand the complex landscape of flat-rate shipping options, this FREE guide is the first and only resource of its kind.
  • The ShippingEasy Flat-Rate Guide provides:
    A Comparison of Competing Flat-Rate Shipping Services: A one-page, side-by-side comparison of USPS Priority Mail, UPS Simple Rate, and FedEx One Rate flat-rate shipping services, with clear explanations of key differences such as free standard package availability, supported transit times, and zone-based pricing.
  • Flat-Rate Service Price Comparisons: The ShippingEasy guide is the only place you can find all of the services offered by all of the carriers compared side-by-side according to package volume, complete with price comparisons.

Letter urges Congress to address as part of CARES-2 rapid broadband deployment; improved healthcare access and funding; and aid to USPS to sustain rural delivery

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

When stressed with the added complexities of the Coronavirus, our communities will experience significant economic disruption and unnecessary deaths."

Key Points: 
  • When stressed with the added complexities of the Coronavirus, our communities will experience significant economic disruption and unnecessary deaths."
  • They outline three specific areas they hope Congress will address in future rounds of funding in response to the COVID crisis:
    rapid transition to mixed technology access for broadband;
    and an increase to USPS funding as necessary to assure continued rural delivery.
  • National Grange President Betsy Huber said there are unique and critical needs in rural America that have not yet been met in previous rounds of stimulus funding.
  • Read the full letter here.

Statement of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc. Regarding PPP

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Sunday, May 10, 2020

EVO is made up of multi-generational American businesses employing drivers, dispatchers, mechanics and support personnel who have served USPS and other shippers for decades.

Key Points: 
  • EVO is made up of multi-generational American businesses employing drivers, dispatchers, mechanics and support personnel who have served USPS and other shippers for decades.
  • EVO received a letter from the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis of the U.S. House of Representatives, apparently because EVO is a public reporting company and received PPP proceeds.
  • All of these factors support EVOs application to the PPP which was consistent with the letter and spirit of the law.
  • The PPP proceeds permitted EVO to fulfill its obligations to do this important work.

Board of Governors Announces Selection of Louis DeJoy to Serve as Nation's 75th Postmaster General

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service today announced its unanimous selection of Louis DeJoy to serve as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States and Chief Executive Officer of the world's largest postal organization.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service today announced its unanimous selection of Louis DeJoy to serve as the 75th Postmaster General of the United States and Chief Executive Officer of the world's largest postal organization.
  • "Louis DeJoy understands the critical public service role of the United States Postal Service, and the urgent need to strengthen it for future generations," said Robert M. (Mike) Duncan, chair of the Board of Governors.
  • DeJoy becomes the fifth Postmaster General to join the institution from the private sector since the Postal Service became an independent establishment within the Executive Branch in 1971.
  • It will be an incredible honor to serve as Postmaster General, and I commit myself to upholding the Postal Service's cherished role in our nation," said Mr. DeJoy.

SureDone Adds Amazon's Buy Shipping to its Multichannel e-Commerce Platform

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Amazon's Buy Shipping service is critical to sellers that would like to participate in the Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime program.

Key Points: 
  • Amazon's Buy Shipping service is critical to sellers that would like to participate in the Amazon Seller Fulfilled Prime program.
  • "Due to the pandemic, e-commerce adoption is accelerating and as sellers are craving better and more cost-effective ways to scale their business, SureDone is there with support for Amazon's Buy Shipping service."
  • Amazon's Buy Shipping service allows sellers to purchase shipping labels individually or in bulk at discounted rates from UPS and FedEx, and at USPS Commercial Plus rates from the USPS.
  • "Now that SureDone supports Amazon Buy Shipping, including generating labels from directly within our platform, we're driving enormous new sales funnels for our customers."