National Postal Forum Highlights Few, but Vital, Options for Smaller Mailers

Wal-Mart negotiated an exclusive agreement with USPS to ship all of it telephone pharmacy orders “free” by Priority Mail to the respective consumer. There is obviously adequate margin in prescription drugs to absorb shipping costs. Wal-Mart has a reputation throughout its history of driving down each of their suppliers’ prices. Wal-Mart surely put FedEx, UPS, and USPS up against one another to obtain the cheapest distribution price possible. USPS CFO Joe Corbett remarked that he sits on the seven person pricing committee and is personally confident that this Wal-Mart contract will be profitable to the Post Office.