USPS Test 2
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Package volume at the United States Postal Service has grown substantially and persistently over the past decade as the rapid expansion of e-commerce has fundamentally shifted consumer purchasing behaviour away from brick-and-mortar retail stores toward online shopping, with the resulting packages requiring delivery to residential addresses at a frequency and in a volume that has transformed the operational demands and revenue mix of the postal service. The Parcel Select service, which allows large commercial shippers to bring pre-sorted packages directly to postal facilities for final-mile delivery by letter carriers, handles millions of packages daily from major e-commerce retailers who value the Postal Service's unmatched residential delivery network and its ability to reach rural and remote addresses that private carriers often decline to serve or serve only at premium surcharges. The Informed Delivery service, available free to registered users through the USPS website and mobile application, provides residential customers with grayscale digital images of letter-size mail pieces scheduled for delivery to their address each day before the physical mail arrives, along with interactive package tracking information and the ability to manage deliveries, redirect packages, or request holds, creating a digital engagement with postal services that reduces missed delivery problems and complaint calls to post office windows. Tracking information for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express packages is available through the USPS website, providing both senders and recipients with current information on the location and expected delivery date of their shipments throughout the delivery process.