Tag: Courier/Express/Parcels

UPS offers more air pickup options for urgent business needs

Posted by | Aug 18, 2008 | |

UPS announced significant enhancements to its UPS On-Call Pickup service in the United States for air packages, providing customers even more options for urgent business demands.

UPS has made On-Call Pickup service for air packages available for the first time in more than 4,000 ZIP codes, and air pickup times have been extended in nearly 6,000 ZIP codes. Together, the enhancements represent improved service for 26 percent of all U.S. businesses.

The enhancements were completed last month and provide customers without a daily scheduled pickup even more flexibility to meet critical deadlines. UPS On-Call Pickup now is available for same-day pickup in most parts of the country. A driver also can be called to make a pickup later in the day even after a regularly scheduled daily pickup.

In addition to more on-call pickup options, there are more than 4,400 The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States offering packaging expertise along with access to the global UPS network.

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FedEx Corp. Board declares quarterly dividend

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

The Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation today declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.07 per share on FedEx Corporation common stock. The dividend is payable April 1, 2005 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 11, 2005.

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Wal-Mart ends merchandise flight with DHL (U.S)

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ended its agreement to have DHL fly Wal-Mart merchandise nightly from Fayetteville, Ark., shortly after DHL’s May 28 announcement that it intended to hire United Parcel Service for its U.S. cargo airlift work, according to a pilot who flew the route for ASTAR Air Cargo, a DHL contractor.
The flights typically carried 40,000 pounds of jewelry each night for Wal-Mart, Pebler said.
Wal-Mart quit using DHL for the flight from Fayetteville, where it has a jewelry distribution and repair center, because DHL had changed its flight route patterns in ways that didn’t serve all the locations Wal-Mart has, said Dan Fogleman, a spokesman for the retailer. Fayetteville, about 30 miles from Wal-Mart’s corporate office in Bentonville, Ark., was among the areas affected by the DHL route changes, Fogleman said.
Fogleman declined to say how much additional business Wal-Mart does with DHL, or whether the retailer has shifted any of its shipping business to DHL competitors UPS or Federal Express.
DHL declined to discuss its business with Wal-Mart.

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FedEx gives logistics support to cutting edge London fashion label

Posted by | Aug 15, 2008 | |

FedEx Express will be helping up-and-coming designer bag label Chris and Tibor access new and emerging markets.

FedEx Express is a sponsor of the UK Fashion Export Award for New Exporter of the Year and established the award in 2005 as part of its continuing and passionate commitment to the fashion industry. The award is an annual program aimed at allowing a new generation of talented fashion entrepreneurs to develop rounded and successful businesses and to begin competing on the international fashion stage.

With next-business-day, time-definite, door-to-door custom clear delivery services to over 220 countries worldwide, FedEx Express is supporting fashion companies like Chris and Tibor who are looking to grow their business globally.

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