CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) today recognized Crutchfield News Media, LLC for innovation and industry best practices, one of 14 companies nationwide to earn awards. The awards were presented on the final day of the National Postal Forum, the largest annual trade show in the country for the mailing industry, which was held this year in Baltimore.

There were two winners in each of the Postal Service’s seven geographic Areas across the nation. The USPS Area awards were presented to customers in two categories: the Mailing Innovation and Digital Award, recognizing customers who demonstrate creativity by finding new methods to use the mail to drive significant business results and mail growth; and the Shipping and eCommerce Innovation Award, honoring customers who have used industry best practices to implement new technologies to maximize efficiencies, and to convert requests for purchase and fulfillment into package volume reflecting significant business results.

Crutchfield New Media, LLC received the Capital Metro Area Shipping and eCommerce Innovation Award. Crutchfield New Media, LLC, located in Charlottesville, VA, is one of the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailers. In its ongoing quest to improve its oper­ations and customer experience, the company has focused on its pick, pack, and ship operations.

Working with the Postal Service to understand how it could take advantage of parcel shipping efficiency, Crutchfield studied how shipments are packed and how products fit into shipping containers. After completing its research, Crutch­field partnered with Packsize® and its On Demand Packaging®. This new tool ensures that every combination of products ships in the smallest box possible. Because this fills shipping containers more efficiently, Crutchfield has achieved lower transportation costs due in part to shipping more parcels through the Postal Service.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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