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Dear Member: The USPS has established a new policy for overweight packages. As of January 27, 2019, any package USPS workers discover to weigh greater than the 70-pound maximum will be put aside at the postal facility in which it is discovered. The Postal Service will then notify the shipper that the item must be […]

Dear Member: The US Postal Service recently released all details on its revived promotion/incentive program for 2019. There will be six programs, including five repeated from 2017 and a new one for Informed Delivery. (With no Board of Governors, promotions were suspended in 2018; however, the two new governors approved these promos for next year.) […]

Dear Member: On December 4th, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a 74-page report in response to President Trump’s April 12th executive order for a task force to evaluate and make recommendations to return the nation’s postal system to financial stability. A summary can be accessed here; however, below are the task force’s primary recommendations: Improving governance by strengthening the […]

The following recap from the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings held November 26-27, 2018 at USPS HQs in Washington was reported on and compiled specifically with catalog interests in mind by ACMA VP & Deputy Director Paul Miller. For some of the presentations below, click on the headlines or speakers’ names to view powerpoint […]

ACMA members can tune into last week’s webinar featuring our government insider Alex Vogel. Simply click here and hit play. The webinar answered such questions as: How the results will impact actions during the anticipated lame duck sessions this year How the Democratic-controlled House will approach postal reform? Will it act to simplify remote sales tax collection? Special thanks to our gracious sponsors, CohereOne […]

Dear Member: We are pleased to provide you with an exclusive copy of this post-election report prepared by our government relations firm, The Vogel Group. Consider this a primer to our upcoming November 20th webinar (register here), which will more specifically dig into what the midterm elections mean to your catalog business. ### © 2018 American Catalog […]

Dear Member: As you ought to know by now, much was led to further interpretation and legislation following the Supreme Court’s June ruling on remote sales tax collection in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. While we remain active in seeking a federal solution so that remote merchants are granted a phase-in timeframe for sales tax collection […]

Dear Member: When the Postal Service noticed rate changes for 2019, many focused quickly on the published change in Carrier Route mail – a mere 0.733% increase. But the rate charts show no such 0.733% figure. So where is it? And if CR is >50% of our mail, why aren’t catalog average increases being calculated […]

The following recap from the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meetings held October 2-3 2018 at USPS HQs in Washington was reported on and compiled specifically with catalog interests in mind by ACMA President & Executive Director Hamilton Davison, from reports by Mr. Davison and ACMA members Nancy Cushman of Crate & Barrel and Todd […]

Dear Member: Today, the Postal Service announced its proposed price changes, all to take effect January 27, 2019. Here is a brief recap: Marketing Mail Flats +2.621% Marketing Mail Carrier Route Flats, Letters, Parcels +0.73% Saturation/HD flats +3.556% The First Class stamp increases from 50 to 55 cents For more specifics on individual postal products, click here. […]