There are 46 article(s) tagged e-commerce:

• January 2020

  • 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. 

    By Wayne Risher January 28, 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

• December 2019

  • FedEx getting up off the mat, ‘lapping Amazon’ in 2021

    FedEx looks to e-commerce, expansion in Europe and efficiency moves including flight hour reductions and fleet modernization to drive future profitability. Company officials say they can't count on trade growth.

    By Wayne Risher December 23, 2019

  • FedEx second quarter earnings expected to be down nearly 30%

    FedEx reports earnings for second quarter fiscal 2020 after U.S. financial markets close on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Analysts expect earnings to be down nearly 30% from a year earlier.

    By Wayne Risher December 16, 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

  • FedEx peak projection: 33 million shipments moving on Cyber Monday

    FedEx expects to more than double normal package volume of 15 million packages a day on three Mondays in December, starting with Cyber Monday, Dec. 2.

    By Wayne Risher November 22, 2019

• October 2019

  • E-commerce 101? Amazon Academy coming to Southaven Nov. 1

    E-commerce giant Amazon will stage its first Amazon Academy in the U.S. in Southaven Nov. 1. It’s designed to help small businesses tap online sales while growing Amazon’s seller network.

    By Wayne Risher October 23, 2019

  • FedEx expands delivery of heavy, bulky online purchases

    FedEx Freight Direct, a service that can move heavy, bulky e-commerce purchases into a consumer's home or business, is expanding to reach 80% of the contiguous U.S. population.

    By Wayne Risher October 15, 2019

  • FedEx Cross Border extends footprint

    FedEx Cross Border, which connects online merchants with international customers, announced openings of new offices in New Jersey, California and The Netherlands.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 14, 2019

  • FedEx seeks to simplify e-commerce returns via Walgreens

    FedEx Returns Technology will be deployed at FedEx pickup and dropoff locations inside about 9,000 Walgreens stores in time for the holiday peak season.

    By Wayne Risher October 08, 2019

• September 2019

  • FedEx doesn’t dwell on past in annual shareholder meeting

    FedEx shareholders returned 12 directors to the board, endorsed company plans for named executive officer compensation and shot down two proposals from dissident stockholders during the company's annual meeting in Memphis Monday.

    By Wayne Risher September 23, 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

• July 2019

  • Former FedEx insider says separate operations don’t make sense

    Analysts and a shipping industry consultant dissect FedEx Corp.'s longtime mantra of "operate independently, compete collectively" in view of flagship FedEx Express unit's recent difficulties.

    By Wayne Risher July 08, 2019

• June 2019

  • Fred Smith: ‘Stay tuned’ for FedEx’s next move in e-commerce surge

    Despite FedEx's forecast for a decline in adjusted earnings in fiscal 2020, the company is bullish on prospects for ultimately becoming America's go-to shipping company for e-commerce. 

    By Wayne Risher June 26, 2019

  • FedEx teams with Dollar General on package pickup, dropoff

    FedEx and Dollar General announced an alliance that will put FedEx package pickup and dropoff services inside more than 8,000 Dollar General stores by the end of 2020.

    By Wayne Risher June 17, 2019

• May 2019

  • FedEx Ground will offer seven-day-a-week deliveries coming out of peak season

    FedEx said Thursday its FedEx Ground unit will deliver seven days a week full-time starting next January. The company is also making moves to better handle oversized shipments by Ground.

    By Wayne Risher May 30, 2019

• April 2019

  • FedEx touts convenience network as antidote to porch piracy, missed deliveries

    FedEx and Walgreens executives tout the value proposition of their FedEx OnSite network of pickup and drop-off locations in 9,000 Walgreens across the country.

    By Wayne Risher April 29, 2019

  • Amazon not exactly nipping at FedEx’s heels, but growing delivery network

    Amazon is making a bigger move into air cargo and building its capability to pick up from sellers and deliver directly to customers. But FedEx says it isn't worried.

    By Wayne Risher April 15, 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

• January 2019

  • Guerrilla Sales & Marketing: 3 steps for e-commerce success

    E-commerce stores are becoming more commonplace. Unfortunately, the task of creating a store easily overshadows the creation of a sales strategy.

    By Cam Elliott January 22, 2019

• October 2018

  • FedEx, Williams-Sonoma among firms hiring thousands

    FedEx will hire 3,800 people in the Memphis area for the holiday shipping season, out of 55,000 additional personnel systemwide.

    By Wayne Risher October 10, 2018