There are 45 article(s) tagged UPS:

• March 2020

  • Airport adds to FedEx, UPS leases, ponders virus impact

    Memphis International Airport officials approved leasing more land to FedEx and UPS, noting that cargo activity is expected to continue amid uncertainty of coronavirus.

    By Wayne Risher March 19, 2020

  • Couriers keeping distance from customers during coronavirus outbreak

    FedEx, UPS change signature protocols to keep delivery personnel a healthy distance away from customers during coronavirus pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher March 18, 2020

• February 2020

  • Memphis airport board approves UPS expansion lease

    Lease approval accommodates UPS' planned $216 million expansion project, but FedEx will remain the dominant cargo shipper at Memphis International.

    By Wayne Risher February 20, 2020

  • FedEx, UPS cope with coronavirus disruptions

    FedEx is coping with the coronavirus outbreak by taking steps to protect pilots and other workers serving China, while continuing regularly scheduled flights to and from the Chinese mainland.

    By Wayne Risher February 06, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher February 05, 2020

• January 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher January 28, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher January 22, 2020

  • UPS, Blues City Brewery expansions pack big economic impact

    The Economic Development Growth Engine of Memphis & Shelby County approved tax abatements for UPS and Blues City Brewery expansions Wednesday. They have a combined one-time economic impact of $470 million.

    By Wayne Risher January 17, 2020

  • The Early Word: Memphis brewery getting into hard seltzer and celebrations of all sorts

    Good morning; it’s Thursday, Jan. 16. Two local facilities are planning massive growth, and a Memphis/Mississippi lawsuit has gotten messier.

    By Mary Cashiola January 16, 2020

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher January 13, 2020

  • UPS seeks tax break for $217M expansion at airport

    UPS plans to build a 268,000-square-foot expansion at its logistics facility at Memphis International Airport. The project will create 25 more jobs there.

    By Tom Bailey January 10, 2020

  • UPS pulls permit for $22.5 million expansion at Memphis airport hub

    Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has applied for a building permit for $22.5 million in work at its hub at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher January 08, 2020

  • Returns keep FedEx, rivals busy

    Double-digit growth in e-commerce returns are providing a bump for FedEx and other carriers as peak season winds down, opening a window of opportunity year-round.

    By Wayne Risher January 06, 2020

• December 2019

  • 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.

    By Wayne Risher December 03, 2019

• November 2019

  • Modest increase projected for FedEx in holiday peak season

    Shipping industry consultant SJ Consulting believes FedEx peak season volume will increase a relatively modest 3%, in part because of the expansion of Amazon's delivery network.

    By Wayne Risher November 27, 2019

  • Planning board approves big expansion of UPS hub

    The Land Use Control Board has approved a UPS plan that includes enlarging its Memphis airport hub by 266,000 square feet.

    By Tom Bailey November 15, 2019

• August 2019

  • UPS mum on Memphis expansion cited in zoning case

    A street-closing application to the Office of Planning and Development cites plans for a UPS expansion at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher August 09, 2019

• April 2019

  • Amazon Prime One-Day: Will it hurt or help FedEx?

    Amazon says it will roll out one-day delivery as the standard for Amazon Prime customers over multiple quarters, and that it will need help from 'external transportation partners.' 

    By Wayne Risher April 26, 2019

• March 2019

  • Fantastical? Armchair exercise mulls Amazon-FedEx combo despite long odds

    Under the heading of "food for thought," analysts at one firm have pondered the what-ifs of an unlikely combination of Amazon and FedEx and suggested it would be a winner.

    By Wayne Risher March 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • Amazon spreads delivery network into Memphis with Prime vans, contractors

    ‘Tis the season for home deliveries.

    By Wayne Risher December 17, 2018