FedEx raises rural delivery fees amid intensifying parcel competition
Analysts say ZIP‑code reclassifications reflect the carrier’s effort to boost margins as UPS, Amazon and others battle for volume.
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September 2026
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August 2026
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6 disabled MSCS students land internships at Memphis’ Amazon center
Project Search, which trains people with disabilities for jobs through internships with corporations across the U.S. and Europe, partnered with Amazon to place six Memphis students in internships with the shipping giant.
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May 2026
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The AM/DM podcast: Amazon takes a harder look at logistics
Last week, Amazon announced it was launching Amazon Supply Chain Services and offering freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping to, as it said, “business of all types and sizes.”
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As Amazon targets business shippers, FedEx faces fresh questions
After Amazon announced its expansion of its logistics services, experts said the market might have overreacted. FedEx, UPS, DHL and the other Memphis logistics companies bet on resilience.
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FedEx stock down nearly 10% after Amazon announces delivery expansion
FedEx’s stock plummeted Monday, May 4, as Amazon unveiled it was expanding it logistics offerings to “every business.”
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February 2026
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New warehouse opening to support Amazon
Dublin, Ohio-based STG is looking for exponential growth with Amazon locally after this first deal.
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January 2026
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Amazon to add same-day delivery facility in Memphis
The hub will support local package processing and last-mile operations, officials said.
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May 2025
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FedEx renews ties with Amazon after six-year split
It signs on to carry undisclosed volume of residential delivery, in multi-year contract.
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February 2024
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More than 100 custodial workers at Amazon losing jobs in February
“As part of our regular course of business, we evaluate our vendor partners based on a number of factors and make changes to meet our business needs. As a result of a recent review, we’re changing janitorial vendors,” said Amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.
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October 2022
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Cooper-Young rainbow crosswalk nears completion
Cooper-Young’s rainbow crosswalk will be finished this weekend, making it the state’s first complete commemorative rainbow crosswalk for the LGBTQ community.
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September 2022
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Amazon adopts 20 schools in largest MSCS Adopt-A-School partnership
Amazon has partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, adopting 20 schools to provide assistance in the largest such partnership ever for MSCS.
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April 2022
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Guest column: Amazon impersonation scams run rampant
From July 2020 to June 2021, 96,000 people reported an Amazon scam to the FTC. Only a small percentage of people report scams, so the actual numbers are much higher.
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February 2022
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Inked: A planned mixed-use community in Binghampton; an Amazon facility in North Memphis
Encompassing 15 acres near the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Walnut Grove Road, the Maslow Shared Community would include a school, mixed-income housing, health and wellness facilities and workforce development opportunities.
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June 2021
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Amazon launching Arkansas solar farms
Amazon’s announcement of 14 new, off-site renewable energy projects includes two Arkansas solar farms.
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May 2021
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Further business expansions in Frayser bring more optimism
Community leaders are optimistic the current trajectory of one of Memphis’ largest Black neighborhoods is trending upward after years of disinvestment.
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Will workers return as unemployment benefits wane?
Unemployment benefits will soon be dropping in Tennessee. Employers are hoping that will help convince more people to return to work as the economy improves.
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April 2021
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Amazon confirms two new Memphis-area facilities
Amazon confirms plans to build two more facilities in the Memphis area, one in Frayser/Raleigh and the other in Byhalia, Mississippi.
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December 2020
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ShopRunner brings e-commerce in-house at FedEx
FedEx said Monday, Dec. 28, it had closed on the acquisition of ShopRunner, a membership-based online shopping platform. A purchase price wasn’t disclosed.
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Amazon building 3rd Memphis delivery station in Frayser/Raleigh
Amazon has quietly started site work atop a hill behind its just-opened fulfillment center at 4055 New Allen Road. The future, 183,000-square-foot facility will be a delivery station that employs about 300.
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Cordova’s Amazon delivery station approved, will generate 450 jobs
Amazon is so eager to get the facility built near the southeast corner of I-40 and Appling that the e-commerce giant is – again – not seeking tax breaks or other public incentives that are so common for large-investment, high-employment developments.
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FedEx to buy online shopping platform
The addition continues FedEx’s strategy of serving businesses that compete with e-commerce giant Amazon.
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October 2020
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FedEx announces hub worker shuttle schedule
The shuttles will serve both current employees and job applicants for some of the hub’s 2,000 openings.
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Amazon plans to build delivery station along I-40 in Cordova
A developer has filed for a 31-acre planned development just west of Appling Road along I-40, where a 141,000-square-foot Amazon delivery station would be built.
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September 2020
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Amazon donates $500K to St. Jude
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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FedEx primed for growth through 2021
If current trends continue, FedEx expects to have the cash to restore annual incentive compensation bonuses last paid in 2018 as well as funding an hourly incentive plan.
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