Why the US Postal Service can win the battle for the same-day delivery market

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Postal services around the world have sat back and watched their business decline. But while email as seen off other mail, growing numbers of packages need to be delivered. And few providers – outside of the integrators – have large nationwide fleets of vans, drop-off points, staff and the ability to do last-mile delivery. In this article from Forbes, the writer looks at the opportunities available to the US Postal Service and asks whether it can see off competition from the likes of Amazon and the express companies.