There are 429 article(s) tagged FedEx:

• August 2020

  • Postal woes vex customers in runup to Nov. 3

    Some Memphians say the Post Office is struggling to meet its universal service obligation as COVID-19 pandemic temporarily sidelines postal workers and USPS cuts mail processing capacity.

    By Wayne Risher August 24, 2020

  • FedEx sets pay premium for Memphis hub

    FedEx said a premium pay program is coming to the Memphis and Indianapolis hubs as it gears up for peak season.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020

  • FedEx’s holiday plans include new fees

    FedEx will charge more for residential deliveries from November into January as it handles holiday shipping volume amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher August 18, 2020

  • FedEx shares rebound amid e-commerce boom, airlift shortage

    FedEx shares have shot up over $200 in recent trading after languishing below $150 a share earlier this summer. Supply and demand is driving the growth.

    By Wayne Risher August 17, 2020

  • Shark Week brings Trump appointee to FedEx hub

    Remains of lions, tigers and bears and more exotic creatures are part of a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service trove of items stopped from moving through the FedEx Express Memphis hub.

    By Wayne Risher August 14, 2020

  • Robotics, technology reshaping role of FedEx hub workers

    Robotic arms inducting packages into small-package sort at FedEx's Memphis world hub are a sign of things to come as a $1.55 billion hub modernization continues to unfold.

    By Wayne Risher August 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • FedEx pilots chafe at Hong Kong’s forced quarantine

    FedEx Express’ pilots union asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong because of “unacceptable risks for pilots related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”

    By Wayne Risher July 28, 2020

  • Big warehouse near FedEx home office, TPC Southwind is sold

    A South Carolina real estate investment firm just bought the Southwind area's 817,000-square-foot warehouse that had been used for decades by Nike.

    By Tom Bailey July 25, 2020

  • Robotic arms make debut at FedEx hub

    Four industrial robotic arms have been installed to load letter envelopes and small boxes onto conveyors at the FedEx Express world hub small package sorting system in Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher July 20, 2020

  • FedEx small biz promo highlights Memphis chocolatier

    FedEx is promoting a dozen entrepreneurs, including Memphis' Phillip Ashley Chocolates, as part of its Big Days of Small promotion July 15-16.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 17, 2020

  • Opinion: What’s in a name? In the case of ‘Redskins,’ an offense to others

    Redskins owner Dan Snyder for years ignored pleas to drop the moniker, telling USA Today in 2014 that he would never change it. Apparently Snyder has since watched Sean Connery’s last James Bond movie, “Never Say Never Again.” 

    By Otis Sanford July 16, 2020

  • Memphis airport sets virtual insider tour

    Memphis International Airport’s periodic behind-the-scenes tour will be offered in virtual format Friday, July 17, in collaboration with CityCURRENT.

    By Wayne Risher July 14, 2020

  • Washington drops Redskins after FedEx threat

    Washington Football Inc. says it will drop the controversial name of its NFL team and announce a new name later. FedEx was among companies applying pressure for the change.

    By Wayne Risher July 13, 2020

  • FedEx threatens to pull brand from FedExField

    FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith also is looking to sell his ownership stake in the NFL Redskins franchise, The Washington Post reported.

    By Wayne Risher July 10, 2020

  • FedEx offers COVID-19 tests to its Memphis employees, vendors

    FedEx has launched voluntary COVID-19 testing for Memphis area employees and on-site vendors. Testing sites are at FedEx Express world headquarters and near the hub at Memphis International Airport.

    By Wayne Risher July 10, 2020

  • Fred Smith helps make Washington’s NFL team do the right thing

    The team name in question, of course, is Redskins. It has been a standing insult to our country’s first peoples since the team was created in 1933. 

    By Michael Nelson July 06, 2020

  • FedEx fights to grow profits in pandemic

    E-commerce and a shortage of air cargo capacity pushed FedEx fourth quarter earnings well past analysts' expectations. Analysts wonder if trends will continue – and produce a desired goal of double-digit profits.

    By Wayne Risher July 06, 2020

  • Sports Notebook: Serious NBA ‘bubble’ concerns; FedEx wants ‘Redskins’ name changed

    From Ja Morant to Damian Lillard, NBA players have concerns about the Orlando "bubble" and continued safety; plus, FedEx makes a formal request for NFL's Washington Redskins to change the team's name.

    By Don Wade July 05, 2020

  • FedEx requests NFL ‘team in Washington’ change its name

    FedEx Corp. chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith is a 10% owner of the team.

    By Wayne Risher, Elle Perry July 02, 2020

• June 2020

  • FedEx expects e-commerce boom here to stay

    Memphis-based FedEx said it does not expect surging e-commerce business to weaken post-COVID-19. Earnings reported Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates.

    By Wayne Risher June 30, 2020

  • FedEx earnings should show COVID impact

    COVID-19, trade wars and efforts to increase efficiency and lower costs in residential deliveries are expected to be front and center when FedEx reports fiscal 2020 and quarterly earnings.

    By Wayne Risher June 29, 2020

  • FedEx skips exec bonuses, downgrades office unit

    A non-cash asset impairment charge related to FedEx Office's difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic has depleted the remaining goodwill value of $2.2 billion, 2004 acquisition.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 2020

  • FedEx backs civil rights through NASCAR connection

    FedEx gave a major donation to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, and the company-sponsored NASCAR racing team featured the museum logo at Talladega SuperSpeedway Sunday, June 21.

    By Wayne Risher June 22, 2020

  • Memphis airport cargo up 7.9%, powered by FedEx

    Both domestic and international air freight showed strong gains at Memphis International Airport in May, reflecting a surge in shipping activity related to COVID-19.

    By Wayne Risher June 19, 2020

  • FedEx unveils COVID-19 peak surcharge

    FedEx is adding a 30 cents-a-package surcharge for some residential deliveries as a result of a volume spike associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Wayne Risher June 03, 2020