The United States Postal Service operates at a huge loss, 8.5 billion in fiscal 2010, and is taking steps to close the gap.
We just don’t need or use our physical post offices as we once did. Our checks are directly deposited, we schedule our bill payments through our bank, we read our magazines and look at our catalogs on the internet. The volume of mail handled drops every year and the price of postage cannot keep up with the costs of maintaining post offices in nearly every zip code.
In a statement released today, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe stated:
Today, more than 35 percent of the Postal Service’s retail revenue comes from expanded access locations such as grocery stores, drug stores, office supply stores, retail chains, self-service kiosks, ATMs and usps.com, open 24/7,” said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. “Our customer’s habits have made it clear that they no longer require a physical post office to conduct most of their postal business.
The full list of closings is here. Do you use your post office? Is it closing? Should they close more locations?
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