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U.S. Postal Service
Revenue Opportunities for Innovative Mail Services
Emerging markets offer posts a chance to diversify and support their core postal mission. We recently looked at four of these emerging markets – international mail forwarding, continuity shipping, digital printing, and private locked bags – and found the first three offer revenue generating opportunities for the U.S. Postal Service. In those cases the Postal Service can leverage existing assets, such as trusted brand, transportation network, excess facilities, or printing capabilities, to gain market share without excessive investment.
