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Mountaincow's New StationeryStamps(TM) Products, Powered by Pitney Bowes, Enable Customers to Coordinate Postage with Invitations

Posted by | Sep 17, 2007 | |

Pitney Bowes Inc. and invitation software maker Mountaincow LLC announced today they have joined forces to introduce stylish customized postage for invitations. Powered by Pitney Bowes, Mountaincow’s new StationeryStamps(TM) customized postage enable customers to coordinate their postage to match invitations. By expanding the scope of customized postage to include ivory stock, StationeryStamps(TM) offer a powerful new tool to enhance the look of formal invitations for weddings, fundraisers and other social and corporate events. StationeryStamps(TM) are available now for purchase at www.mountaincow.com.

Customers can choose from Mountaincow’s selection of stock images and monograms that coordinate perfectly with the designs in its website invitation gallery. Mountaincow expands its gallery each month by publishing original new designs with matching StationeryStamps(TM) customized postage in its free e-mail newsletter. Customers can also submit their own image, photo, monogram, company logo or motif, subject to USPS guidelines for customized postage. Reorders are fast-tracked by entering a prior order number. Users of Mountaincow’s PrintingPress invitation software can download a template and easily apply any of Mountaincow’s graphics, patterns, borders, monograms, curved text and patterned text to their postage designs.

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Target Logistics, Inc. Agrees to be Acquired by Mainfreight Limited

Posted by | Sep 17, 2007 | |

Target Logistics, Inc., a domestic and international freight forwarder and logistics provider, today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Mainfreight Limited in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD 53.7 million.

Under terms of the agreement, holders of Target Logistics’ common stock will receive USD 2.50 in cash per share of common stock, representing a 36.6% increase over Target Logistics’ closing price on September 17, 2007, a 38.0% premium over the company’s one-month average closing price and a 28.8% premium over the company’s three-month average closing price.

Mainfreight is a global supply chain logistics provider with approximately 3,000 team members based in operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the USA. The Company was founded in 1978 and listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) in 1996, where it is now ranked as one of the NZX top 20 companies. Revenues for the 2007 financial year were NZUSD 968 million, and its strong balance sheet sees Mainfreight well placed for its stated goal of international expansion. (See www.Mainfreight.com for additional information).

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Geodis partnership extends Xpedx's reach

Posted by | Sep 17, 2007 | |

A local distributor has formed an alliance with a French company that will expand both companies’ global footprint.

Xpedx announced Monday that it has signed a strategic alliance with Geodis, a Paris-based third-party logistics company. The two companies will offer a full range of logistics services, including air, sea and multi-modal transport, asset and inventory management, and other supply chain services.

“We will provide Geodis comprehensive geographical coverage and extended logistics service for their customers throughout the U.S.,” said Dan Watkoske, vice president of sales for Loveland-based Xpedx. “They, in turn, will provide the same for our customers with operations outside the U.S.”

Geodis, which has subsidiaries in Europe, Asia, Africa and Mexico, recently acquired TNT Freight Management, part of an Amsterdam firm with global operations, including in the United States.

Xpedx is a unit of International Paper headquartered in Memphis, Tenn.

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xpedx and Geodis forge new strategic alliance

Posted by | Sep 17, 2007 | |

xpedx and Geodis, two major providers of third party logistics services, today announced they have formed a global strategic alliance that enables both companies to expand their service and geographic reach for customers worldwide.

xpedx and GEODIS provide a complete range of supply chain management services to some of the world’s largest industrial companies, manufacturers and retailers. The new alliance will offer the full range of logistics services including air, sea, multi-modal transport, asset and inventory management, reverse logistics, demand planning and web-based custom reporting, which provides detailed information on all aspects of a customer’s supply chain.

The alliance enables the two companies to better serve and support their customers’ needs for logistics services across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and South America.

“Thanks to the Geodis network, this alliance allows xpedx to serve its customers wherever they have operations or local logistics needs,” said Dan Watkoske, Vice President of Sales for xpedx. “We will provide Geodis comprehensive geographical coverage and extended logistics service for their customers throughout the U.S. They, in turn, will provide the same for our customers with operations outside the U.S.”

“This alliance complements our recent acquisition of TNT Freight Management now re-branded to Geodis Wilson where we have a number of freight forwarding activities in the U.S. The Geodis Group is now able to extend its global offer all over the U.S.,” said Jean Louis Demeulenaere, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development for Geodis. “As well, we are happy to extend our relationship with xpedx giving them the opportunity to propose to their clients an offer on a worldwide basis.”

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American Red Cross and FedEx announce collaboration to help small businesses

Posted by | Sep 14, 2007 | |

A national survey of small businesses conducted by the American Red Cross and FedEx Corp. found that while 94 percent of small business owners believe there is a potential for a disaster to seriously disrupt their business within the next two years, only 43 percent feel prepared for a one week disruption of their business, and 22 percent feel prepared for a one month disruption. Importantly, many businesses do want to become better prepared, with almost a quarter of respondents indicating they are planning on taking steps to prepare their businesses for disaster.

Based on these findings, the American Red Cross and FedEx Corp. will create tools to help small businesses get prepared.

FedEx and the Red Cross have been working together to examine small business disaster preparedness because of the important role small businesses play in the national and global economy, as well as the safety and strength of the communities in which they are located.

Having responded to more than 75,000 disasters nationwide last year, we have seen first hand how businesses with trained employees, protected resources and plans for operational continuity can decrease the physical and financial impact of a disaster, and lessen the burden on first responders, said Darlene Sparks Washington, Director of Preparedness for the American Red Cross. All businesses should have a disaster plan, but for small businesses, being prepared can make a difference in being able to stay in business after a disaster.

The survey data is especially relevant considering that one in four businesses do not reopen after a major disaster such as a flood, tornado or earthquake, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, and considering that small businesses account for more than 99 percent of businesses in the United States alone.

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