There are 441 article(s) tagged FedEx:

• July 2019

  • Calkins: The new Memphis tournament is seriously cool

    A cool week in Memphis? At this time of year? Tournaments organizers have plainly thought of everything. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 23, 2019

  • Calkins: Memphis deserves this week

    It may not be the best sporting event in the 200-year history of Memphis, but the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is the most deserved. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 22, 2019

  • Latest plan for The Clipper excludes hotel

    The developers' news release states that brokers are already leasing space for the future Clipper office and retail space, but the original plans for a 250-room, full-service hotel are no longer mentioned. 

    By Tom Bailey July 19, 2019

  • Conaway: Those in charge of saving our lives can’t seem to save information

    My doctors seem to have no idea who I am. I had back surgery in November and follow-up appointments since, but I’m still asked to fill out a complete online personal medical history, family medical history, and identity check including photos, front and back, of all requisite cards and documents in advance of my next appointment.

    By Dan Conaway July 12, 2019

  • Starkville teen’s family receives FedEx wings in memorial tribute

    The family of Starkville teenager Lake Little received FedEx pilot wings and condolences from Memphis-based FedEx Express after Little was fatally injured in a crash in Oxford July 6.

    By Wayne Risher July 11, 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

  • The inheritance is unlimited when you’re ‘rich in love’

    I watched how my dad welcomed people, how his affable, generous approach set people at ease and made them feel included and accepted. I wanted to be just like him.

    By Marvin Stockwell July 03, 2019

• June 2019

  • Lawsuit takes aim at FedEx’s NotPetYa-related profit improvement miss

    A proposed class-action lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses FedEx of securities fraud for allegedly concealing the fallout from a cyberattack on its TNT Express unit two years ago.

    By Wayne Risher June 28, 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 predicts continued challenges in fiscal 2020

    FedEx Corp. earnings for the fourth quarter and year ending May 31, 2019, exceeded analysts’ expectations, but the company warned it expects continued challenges, particularly in international business.

    By Wayne Risher June 25, 2019

  • FedEx files suit against Commerce Department over export shipment rules

    FedEx has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington seeking an injunction against the U.S. Department of Commerce enforcing prohibitions contained in the Export Administration Regulations against FedEx. 

    By Wayne Risher June 25, 2019

  • FedEx holding job fair to fill 500 permanent part-time positions

    FedEx will hold a job fair Saturday at its Memphis World Hub to fill 500 permanent part-time positions. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 18, 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

  • Nelson: What’s right at MEM (with a modest proposal for FedEx)

    We’ve gone from being the nation’s most-expensive airport for travelers to its 28th most expensive. And flights cost less than $10 more from Memphis than at the 20 next-cheapest airports, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

    By Michael Nelson June 11, 2019

  • FedEx Express ditches Amazon in U.S. domestic market

    FedEx said Friday it will discontinue a FedEx Express contract to carry Amazon packages in the U.S. domestic market after June 30. 

    By Wayne Risher June 07, 2019

  • FedEx reaffirms shelving of annual incentive bonuses

    FedEx has reaffirmed it won't make annual incentive compensation payments to employees and top executives alike for the fiscal year that ended May 31, "in response to challenging business conditions."

    By Wayne Risher June 06, 2019

  • China probes FedEx over mishandled shipments for Huawei

    FedEx lands in the crossfire of a trade war between the U.S. and China as an investigation opens into the company's unauthorized diversion of shipments for technology giant Huawei.

    By Wayne Risher June 02, 2019

  • FedEx closes voluntary buyout program with exits of veteran employees

    FedEx's latest buyout program ended on Friday, but details about its scope and how it matches up with estimated savings won't be revealed until the company's earnings report later this month.

    By Wayne Risher June 01, 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

  • Diverted Huawei shipments unrelated to trade sanctions, FedEx says

    FedEx said it regretted the inadvertent misrouting of shipments for Chinese telecom network equipment maker Huawei. Two of the packages wound up in Memphis rather than China earlier this month.

    By Wayne Risher May 28, 2019

  • FedEx issues apology for mishandling Huawei Technologies packages

    FedEx issued an apology Tuesday for mishandling packages destined for Huawei Technologies amid accusations the company deliberately diverted four parcels addressed to the Chinese tech giant's offices in Asia.

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 28, 2019

  • FedEx, Junior Achievement launch 3rd season of FedEx Junior Business Challenge

    FedEx and Junior Achievement will kick off the third year of the FedEx Junior Business Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday at the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2019

  • Millington airport, FedEx backstop and pilot training center, wins $10 million runway grant

    Millington-Memphis Airport has won a $10 million federal grant to rehab its 8,000-foot runway, which serves FedEx, general and military aviation and a flight training school.

    By Wayne Risher May 16, 2019

  • Delayed retirement of aircraft slows FedEx progress on emissions goal

    FedEx says it made insufficient progress in fiscal 2018 to meet a goal of reducing aircraft emissions on a revenue basis by 30% by 2020.

    By Wayne Risher May 13, 2019

  • Airport chief joins industry task force on drone incursions

    Scott Brockman, president and chief executive officer of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, has joined an industry group's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft System Mitigation at Airports.

    By Wayne Risher May 10, 2019