{"id":2545,"date":"2026-03-19T00:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/amazon-doesnt-want-the-blame-for-the-post-office-going-under\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:55:40","slug":"amazon-doesnt-want-the-blame-for-the-post-office-going-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/amazon-doesnt-want-the-blame-for-the-post-office-going-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon doesn\u2019t want the blame for the Post Office going under"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"The Verge \/ Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/STKS497_Mail_USPS_K_Radtke_3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Amazon is going on the defensive after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/retail\/amazon-usps-package-volume-change-93d0f6db?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfav63c1UvOu7NgIu4jlbbrpERP6Yfqt8lSqghCaSheA_TgSA7Zg9jc_3VZggI%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69baf1e6&amp;gaa_sig=H0TjU3F5mjcYjo3Wb8R1VRp9aX9-6xJ0uqIp4uadMosJfnp9D1OwXtb1ugYn77hz3Eo2-mpRoLX0Q0GdxWCNiA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report from <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a> revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that it&rsquo;s running out of money. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/company-news\/amazon-packages-usps-postal-volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a lengthy statement published on Wednesday<\/a>, Amazon says it didn&rsquo;t want to reduce shipments with the USPS, and that negotiations only stalled after the USPS \u00ab\u00a0abruptly walked away\u00a0\u00bb from negotiations for a new contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As reported by the <em>WSJ<\/em>, Amazon plans to cut packages sent through the USPS by at least two-thirds by this fall, around the same time its contract with the independent federal agency is set to expire.  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/897114\/amazon-usps-contract-money-running-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans 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