September 26, 2014
Mariah Timms
News Writer
Wash DC News
The U.S. Postal service may soon begin to deliver groceries as well as mail in the D.C. area. USPS has put a proposal before the Postal Regulatory Commission to allow the coordination with retailers. The plan would include retailer-branded, pre-packed totes, insulated as necessary, to be picked up by the USPS between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. These would then be dropped at a specified location outside the receiver’s home between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. The postal worker would not knock on the door. The USPS hopes to implement the program soon and begin delivery by Oct. 24. USPS has previously worked with Amazon in a similar program in the San Francisco area.
