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Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under

The Verge / 3/19/2026

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Key Points

  • Amazon plans to cut shipments with the United States Postal Service by at least two-thirds by this fall as its contract with USPS expires.
  • USPS has warned it is running out of money, adding pressure to the logistics negotiations between Amazon and the postal agency.
  • Amazon says negotiations stalled after the USPS abruptly walked away from talks, framing the dispute as a negotiation setback rather than a deliberate contraction.
  • The move signals a potential shift in e-commerce logistics dynamics and could influence USPS revenue and delivery arrangements if other players adjust their contracts accordingly.

Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that it's running out of money. In a lengthy statement published on Wednesday, Amazon says it didn't want to reduce shipments with the USPS, and that negotiations only stalled after the USPS "abruptly walked away" from negotiations for a new contract.

As reported by the WSJ, Amazon plans to cut packages sent through the USPS by at least two-thirds by this fall, around the same time its contract with the independent federal agency is set to expire. …

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