The Postal Regulatory Commission approved of a two-year trial allowing the United States Postal Service to deliver groceries to homes in the morning.
In an effort to make up for tens of billions of lost revenue dollars over the past several years, the Postal Regulatory Commission "approved a plan for the U.S. Postal Service to deliver groceries in San Francisco as part of a test project that could one day expand into a nationwide program," as recently reported for The Washington Post by Josh Hicks.
Indeed, the new two-year trial run allows USPS to partner with retail companies to deliver groceries to customers in their homes between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. To qualify, participating stores need to drop off their orders at specific post offices between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.
However, according to Hicks, "[the] commission capped annual revenue for the expanded program at $10 million, telling the Postal Service that it would have to request an exemption to exceed that amount."
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