U.S. Postal Service ends discounts for shipping consolidators

It could mean higher shipping costs for all sorts of products that are shipped by consolidators who have saved money by using the Postal Service network for final deliveries.

The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps, in a move meant to help the Postal Service slow losses but that could see the higher costs passed on to consumers.