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FedEx Office

Kinko's is no more: FedEx is renaming the copy store chain to FedEx Office. Catchy!

By Jason Kottke  •  Jun 3, 2008  •  fedex   kinkos

Fun video of FedEx planes getting into

Fun video of FedEx planes getting into the Memphis airport around a thunderstorm. They look like ants trying to avoid a puddle of water. (via rw)

By Jason Kottke  •  May 9, 2006  •  fedex   video

Shipping upgrades

This may just be the Nyquil hangover talking, but I've an idea. UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL should offer in-transit upgrades for package shipping[1]. I'm having something shipped and I realize that I would like it to arrive sooner than it is scheduled for. With computerized systems, they know exactly where that package is in their shipping system...it seems simple in theory to pluck it from its current route and get it going faster. The upgrade would probably come at premium price and not be a true upgrade in some cases[2], but it would be a useful (and potentially lucrative) feature.

[1] It's possible that this is already possible. In the grand tradition of weblogs, no real research has been done.

[2] If you're two days into waiting for a 5-7 day ground shipment from UPS and want it the next day, it may take a bit to get it from a semi in the middle of Montana onto a plane to Miami, i.e. not truly next-day.

By Jason Kottke  •  Dec 19, 2005  •  business   dhl   fedex   ups   USPS

Nimble companies like FedEx have helped stabilize

Nimble companies like FedEx have helped stabilize the US economy by becoming more flexible. FedEx keeps 5 empty planes flying over the US each night to help fill in surprise delivery gaps as needed.

By Jason Kottke  •  Oct 10, 2005  •  economics   fedex

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