Amazon Delivery Service To Rival FedEx, UPS
Bloomberg reports that Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with its own, new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery … (click [...]
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3 Keys to Omnichannel Fulfillment Success
By Katie Conigliaro The three keys to omnichannel fulfillment success are carrier compliance, flexibility of software, and internal business policy. If omnichannel [...]
FedEx 4.9% Rate Hike In 2018; Holiday Surcharges Announced
FedEx rates go up 4.9% for most products beginning January 1, 2018, the company announced. Click for 2018 Rate Schedule FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Home Delivery, [...]
FedEx Flys In 20,000 Meals To Texas Hurricane Victims
FedEx shipped emergency food of 20,000 meals as a care package to victims of Hurricane Harvey … (click to read [...]
Biggest Threat To USPS/FedEx/UPS: Self-Delivery By Large Retailers
The rise of ecommerce and the increased demand for parcels has radically changed the parcel market, attracting new entrants, including large retailers venturing into self [...]
FedEx Also Gets $2.35 Billion U.S. Defense Delivery Contract
Last week we reported UPS was awarded a $2.35 billion delivery contract from the Pentagon. Add FedEx to the list: it also received a $2.35 billion contract … (click to [...]
IT Outage Grounds FedEx
On May 2 more than 120 FedEx Express flights out of Memphis International Airport were delayed early Tuesday after an information technology system outage hit the company’s [...]
FedEx Opens Panama Logistics Facility
FedEx Express has inaugurated new FedEx Logistics Centre in Panama Pacifico to expand its presence in the Latin American and Caribbean region … (click to read [...]
FedEx Revenues Soar
FedEx posted a record 2016 holiday shipping season and beat revenue forecasts for its third quarter, but net income came in below analysts’ estimates … (click to read [...]
Top Suppliers Of USPS: FedEx #1 With $1.6 Billion
Transportation contractors once again dominate the top spots in Husch-Blackwell’s annual list of the Top 150 U.S. Postal Service Suppliers. In fiscal year 2016, USPS [...]
Morgan Stanley: Reformed USPS A Threat To UPS, FedEx
New Morgan Stanley research says a more flexible USPS that comes out of postal reform would be a major threat to FedEx and UPS, especially with e-commerce shipments … [...]
FedEx Extends USPS Contract
FedEx Corp. announced that it has entered into an extension to the express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service originally executed on April 23, [...]
BIG RISK: USPS Package Growth Relies On Three Customers
In its 10-K filing that came with its financial results for the first quarter, the USPS details two major risks to its financal health: 1) a lack of a Board of Governors and [...]
FedEx Investing In Driverless Trucks, Delivery Robots
FedEx is looking into autonomous vehicles that drive around neighborhoods and deliver packages and has invested in driverless truck technology … (click to read [...]
SendPro Shipping Tool Is UKC’s New Best Friend
United Kennel Club (UKC) needed to keep track of the status of their coveted Performance Pedigree™ certificates, which give an accurate count of the number of puppies [...]
Walgreens To Offer FedEx Dropoff and Pickup
FedEx and Walgreen Co., one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, announced a long-term alliance agreement that will offer convenient access to FedEx dropoff and pickup [...]