The United
States Postal Service kicked off its Metro Post same-day service in San
Francisco last week in a test with 1-800
Flowers' gourmet food products. USPS is looking for other retail partners
to do similar tests in the coming year, relying on its delivery network to move
past competitors in a race to provide same-day delivery service to retailers
and direct marketers. In a business plan filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission in October, USPS noted that it expects to see revenues of only about
$10 million during its experimental year.
