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on Wednesday addressed its business relationship with the U.S. Postal Service, saying in a blog post that recent contract renewal negotiations with the carrier fell apart in December when it “abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour.”
The comments came after several outlets reported on Tuesday that Amazon plans to sharply reduce the number of packages it sends through the Postal Service after failing to come to an agreement.
The company, which has long been the mail service’s largest customer, reportedly aimed to cut USPS volumes by at least two-thirds when its contract expires at the end of September.
“Our goal was to increase our volumes with USPS, not reduce them — until USPS abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour in December,” Amazon said.
