Postal Service reported earnings results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2013. The company posted a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter, which ended March 31, 2013, compared with a $1.3 billion loss in the previous quarter, when holiday shopping and heavy spending on political advertising during the 2012 election helped the agency. Over all, the company reported operating revenues of $16.3 billion in the second quarter, an increase of $121 million, or 0.7%, which it attributed to strong growth in e-commerce deliveries and a small increase in standard mail, also known as junk mail. It is the first increase in revenue for the agency in five years.

United States Postal Service, Q2 2013 Earnings Call, May 10, 2013

United States Postal Service to close its mail processing operations in Norfolk this summer and consolidate those operations in its Sandston center in eastern Henrico County. That means 483 people in Norfolk will lose their positions. The consolidation is part of moves to reduce expenses, as mailing habits have changed and the use of first-class mail has fallen.