Catalog Mailers May See 5.9% to 6.1% Postal Rate Increase

Catalog mailers may see, on average, a 5.9 percent postal rate increase based on price changes the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has proposed to the Postal Regulatory Commission, according to a statement e-mailed to Multichannel Merchant by the American Catalog Mailers Association.

Hamilton Davison, president and director of the American Catalog Mailers Association, said various mailers will see slight variations in the amount imposed. According to Davison, an increase of nearly 6 percent will do real damage to an industry still struggling to adjust to the exorbitant 2007 rate hike where many companies are struggling mightily, mail volumes are depressed,