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PRC Approves 2017 Postage Rate Changes
ACMA Speaks, USPS & PRC Listen 2017 Postage Rates Approved; ACMA Has Heavy Hand in Shifting to a Pro-Growth Pro-Catalog Postal Policy Dear Industry Participant: While the Postal Regulatory Commission’s…
2017 Postage Changes Reflect ACMA Input For Catalogers
ACMA Advocacy Pays Off FSS Pricing Eliminated; Standard Flats To Increase by 2.5%; Piece Rate Standard Flats Minimum Raised to 4.0 oz. The US Postal Service filed on October 12th…
ACMA’s 10th Annual National Catalog Forum in 2017
If you aren’t following the ACMA, you’re missing out on what’s going on in Washington regarding our industry. In last year’s ACMA Catalog Forum, NetChoice’s Executive Director Steve DelBianco and…
Landmark Catalog Developments Announced
USPS leadership has announced a series of changes designed to encourage catalog industry growth. These were all in direct reaction to the concerns the American Catalog Mailers Association raised over…
A Simple & Easy Ask … Sign On to a Letter Supporting Workable Alternative to Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA)
This is an important message from Hamilton Davison, President and Executive Director of the ACMA about the Online Sales Simplification Act (OSSA). Industry action and support are needed in order…
Retailers Leaving Amazon
Many retailers have been dumping Amazon. Birkenstock has announced they are leaving Amazon for “unacceptable business practices”. They have found that Amazon commingles inventory so ‘knock-off’ product are mixed with…
ACMA Has a Hand in Passage of Catalog-Friendly Postal Reform Legislation
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 12th approved a revision of its original discussion draft bill released the day before. No amendments were added, however, the…
2017 Postal Promotions APPROVED! Wow!!
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved six postal promotions for 2017! Why do we continue to see these postal promotions year-after-year? The thought is to build strategies for direct…
ACMA, Others Ponder New House Postal Reform Draft Bill
The House Oversight Committee on June 15th unveiled a discussion draft postal reform bill. In a press conference, five key Committee members, including Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-3rd) and Ranking Member…
Foes of Internet Sales Tax Issue Spill Blood at National Catalog Forum
NetChoice Executive Director Steve DelBianco and Utah State Senator Curt Bramble left blood on the canvas as they pulled no punches defending their respective positions about exportation of sales taxes….