Holiday Shipping

The shipping industry is seeing an historic boom this holiday season. Already strained during the pandemic, an influx in holiday shipping and online ordering is overwhelming the system and sparking delays. According to ShipMatrix, a software company that tracks millions of packages, the shipping industry is handling about 80 million packages a day. They estimate about 2-3 million are delayed….

With shipping delays due to the pandemic and so much online commerce this holiday season, many fear they may not receive their gifts in time for Christmas.

It’s the busiest time for shipping during the gift giving season and Mother Nature is expected to cause some problems, thanks to a major nor’easter. “We’ve been doing this 240 years and December, January, February it normally snows, so we’ve actually been preparing for this holiday season for months,” said USPS Strategic Communications Specialist Amy Gibbs. With package deliveries...

An already busy holiday shipping season due to the pandemic is being burdened even more by the major nor’easter moving into Connecticut.

Buyers have already ramped up online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic, stretching delivery systems. Now a nor’easter could make those deliveries even more difficult.

Want to make sure your holiday cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Save these dates, and keep in mind there may be extra surcharges for rush delivery during the holiday season.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to stay at home and opt for online shopping this holiday season or ship gifts to relatives they would otherwise see. That’s putting an enormous strain on delivery services like the U.S. Postal Service. “This is such an unprecedented year with so many challenges and what we’re really doing is just asking customers...

After Friday, you will likely have to pay more to have your packages shipped before Christmas.

Deadlines are quickly approaching to get Christmas gifts delivered as the ongoing pandemic has more people shopping online.

Chances are this holiday season, you will likely be sending or receiving a package of some sort. Travel restrictions combined with a desire to avoid crowded places have many people turning to online shopping and shipping services, rather than shopping malls. Using Thanksgiving as an indicator, The Mail Room in Manchester is expecting what they say will be a “crazy”…

Chances are this holiday season, you will likely be sending or receiving a package of some sort.