Report: Amazon suspends plan to compete directly with FedEx, UPS
Amazon will suspend Amazon Shipping in June to focus on delivering its own packages. It had been testing a delivery service competing directly with FedEx and UPS in certain markets.
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April 2020
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March 2020
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Raleigh subdivision, transitional home in North Memphis approved
Land Use Control Board approves a proposed 81-lot subdivision in Raleigh near the new Amazon Fulfillment Center, and a transitional home on Jackson Avenue.
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February 2020
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Same-day Amazon service speeds Memphis retail toward a new day
The coming, same-day delivery by Amazon in Memphis will strengthen the changes already felt in Memphis shopping, retail owners, brokers and landlords say.
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Amazon-free FedEx posts lower freight numbers at Memphis airport
FedEx Express moved 3.4% less freight through the Memphis world hub in 2019, with much of the decline coming after it severed ties with Amazon.
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Amazon investing $200 million in Memphis robotics facility
This will be Tennessee's first Amazon facility to utilize Robotics Technology.
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Amazon jobs, wages could make big impact in Raleigh, Frayser
Neighborhood leaders hope new jobs will go to area residents, and some say increasing the frequency of bus routes in Frayser and Raleigh would improve the odds for those who don't own cars.
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Amazon prepares for interior work at new Memphis facility
Amazon has applied for a building permit for interior construction at its new Memphis fulfillment center.
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The Early Word: Same-day deliveries to become standard; Memphian makes the Super Bowl
It's Feb. 3, and today is the last day citizens who are not already registered to vote can do so in time to participate in the March 3 Tennessee presidential primaries. Plus, some friendly competition, high-powered advocates and how to stave off the plague.
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January 2020
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The Early Word: FedEx, Amazon and the airport; plus meet Flight’s chef
It's Wednesday, Jan. 29, and today is all about aviation. We're talking about FedEx's role in China, how Amazon is backtracking what it said about launching cargo operations at the airport (but they still need you to be a robot boss) and the executive chef at Flight Restaurant Group.
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Wanted: 1,000 workers to boss around Amazon robots
According to one expert, Amazon's hiring will put pressure on other area employers, especially in related fields, and those companies may need to get a little creative.
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Update: Amazon has ‘no immediate plan’ to serve Memphis International
Citing a previous miscommunication, Amazon said Tuesday it has no immediate plans to fly Amazon Air planes through Memphis International Airport, home base of FedEx Express' global cargo airline.
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The Early Word: Amazon comes to town in a big way; restaurateurs take on some bad mojo
Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 28, and we're talking about Germantown's apartment ban, Geoff Calkins' tribute to his dad and the Penny Hardaway experiment.
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FedEx Sunday delivery, now standard, played ‘critical’ role in peak season
FedEx said its Sunday deliveries are off to a good start, paced by seven-day delivery's 'critical' role in a record 2019 peak shipping season.
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It’s official: Tennessee’s first Amazon Robotics facility coming to Memphis
After months of declining to acknowledge its plans in the Frayser/Raleigh district, Amazon announced Tuesday it will hold a ground-breaking on Monday at 4055 New Allen Road.
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Amazon unblocks Prime shipments on FedEx Ground
Amazon has relaxed a peak season ban on sellers making self-fulfilled Prime shipments via FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery.
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FedEx building ‘a better mousetrap’ to corral e-commerce, boost profit
FedEx executives Frederick W. Smith and Alan B. Graf outlined three reasons for long-term optimism, the impact of Postal Service struggles and CEO succession plans during a recent podcast.
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The Early Word: How tech giants are investing in Memphis; the flu is already here
Good morning; it’s Monday, Jan. 6. Comedian Bill Burr is at the Orpheum Theatre tonight, but also important: Many local schools are back in session today after their winter breaks.
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The robots are coming!
A suspected Amazon facility in Frayser/Raleigh will include 787,000 square feet for "robot storage" platforms.
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December 2019
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Peak season sends logistics firms scrambling for workers
Memphis area transportation and logistics companies are scrambling to find enough employees in an era of full employment.
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Big Cyber Monday can’t save FedEx from another earnings miss
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. missed Wall Street earnings expectations for the September-November quarter and further reduced full-year earnings guidance.
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Amazon limits Prime shipments via FedEx by third-party sellers
FedEx says Amazon could hurt small businesses by banning the e-commerce giant's third-party sellers from shipping Prime packages through FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery networks starting this week.
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The Early Word: Mac is back, the Grizz are pretty good and Delta does what???
Good morning! It's Tuesday, Dec. 17. Today is the Memphis City Council's final meeting of the year, and FedEx has an earnings call this afternoon.
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The Early Word: Governor comes to town and incentives are WAY up
Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 13, and today, Gov. Bill Lee will be in town to make an economic development announcement.
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Permit sought for $124M facility Amazon hasn’t acknowledged
A developer on Wednesday filed for a construction permit to build a $124.2 million "sort facility/warehouse" that Amazon declines to confirm.
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FedEx hums along near full capacity despite Amazon split
FedEx marked what was expected to be one of its busiest days in history on Monday, Dec. 2, as more than 33 million shipments moved through the Memphis-based company's network.
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