Amazon plans to cut USPS shipment volume by at least two-thirds before fall 2025, when its current contract with the postal service expires. The USPS this week disclosed it is running out of money. The timing is not coincidental, and the public blame game has now started.
Amazon published a formal statement Wednesday pushing responsibility onto the USPS, claiming the agency 'abruptly walked away' from contract renewal negotiations. The USPS is an independent federal agency with no Congressional bailout currently on the table. Losing a customer that represents a significant slice of package volume, with no replacement lined up, is an operational crisis, not a negotiating position.
The full Wall Street Journal report and Amazon's official statement contain the specific contract terms and negotiation timeline that explain how both sides arrived here. Read those primary sources to understand who actually walked away from what, and when.
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