USPS to Deliver Packages 7 Days a Week This Holiday Season

The USPS must be on to something. The expectations are higher than ever for a merry retail season.

Deloitte’s annual holiday sales forecast, for example, is calling for a 13.5 percent to 14 percent increase in online and catalog sales during the 2014 holiday season.

In addition, the National Retail Federation's Shop.org announced last month in its eHoliday survey that 79 percent of retailers surveyed will set their standard shipping deadlines for guaranteed Christmas delivery at least a week before the big day, compared to the more than 73 percent which said so last holiday season.