USPS Will Pay Rent to Local Staples Store

(Editor's note: The following information was received by Patch from the United States Postal Service and is reprinted here.)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — If one-stop shopping and shipping appeals to you then it’s time to celebrate. The U.S. Postal Service and Staples are launching a pilot program to open postal services retail counters inside select Staples locations including South San Francisco, 470 Noor Ave., South San Francisco, CA 94080.

Staples, Inc, the largest office products company and second largest internet retailer, is the first retailer to take part in a USPS pilot program dubbed the Retail Partner Expansion Program.

The Retail Partner Expansion Program is a pilot designed around a few simple ideas — service, convenience and providing options to customers. The first of its kind, the USPS/Staples program offers access to postal products and services inside select local Staples’ stores. Once inside, customers will find a familiar looking counter resembling a mini post office containing the most popular postal products and services.

The postal products available in the South San Francisco Staples store include stamps, First-Class Domestic and International Mail and package services, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Domestic and International, Global Express Guaranteed and Standard Post. Staples’ associates are fully trained to assist in all these services.

San Francisco District Manager David Stowe explained, “By offering postal products and services at Staples, customers have an additional option and access to postal services — at a time that may well be more convenient for them seven days per week — now that is a perfect reason to celebrate.”

“At Staples, we make it easy with more ways than ever for customers to shop for everything their business needs to succeed,” said Bryan Timko, Vice President of New Business Development, Staples. “The pilot program with USPS is just another great way to help our customers with mailing and shipping right from our stores.”