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FedEx Expects This Year's Holiday Season to Be Significantly Busier than Last Year's
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(OPEN):
FEDEX EXPECTS MONDAY [DECEMBER 12TH] TO BE THE BUSIEST
SHIPPING-DAY IN ITS HISTORY--WITH OVER 17-MILLION SHIPMENTS
LIKELY TO MOVE THROUGH THE COMPANY'S GLOBAL NETWORKS. THAT'S
ALMOST DOUBLE ITS AVERAGE DAILY-VOLUME--AND AN INCREASE OF 10-PERCENT,
OVER LAST YEAR'S PEAK-DAY. FEDEX'S CARLA BOYD HAS MORE...
(BOYD):
"THIS YEAR'S
OVERALL INCREASE WILL BE DRIVEN NOT ONLY BY OUR 'SMART-POST'
RESIDENTIAL-SERVICE--WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR ONLINE- AND
CATALOG-RETAILERS--BUT ALSO BY HIGHER VOLUME AT BOTH 'FEDEX GROUND'
AND 'FEDEX HOME DELIVERY'. NEARLY 300-THOUSAND TEAM-MEMBERS
STAND READY TO BOTH DELIVER THE HOLIDAYS AND ENABLE COMMERCE, AROUND THE
GLOBE. AND, WE'VE INCREASED OUR WORKFORCE, BY ABOUT
20-THOUSAND--WITH SEASONAL POSITIONS--TO HELP HANDLE THE SURGE IN
HOLIDAY-SHIPMENTS."
(CLOSE):
THE COMPANY FORECASTS THAT MORE THAN 260-MILLION SHIPMENTS WILL
MOVE THROUGH ITS WORLDWIDE SHIPPING-NETWORKS, BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND
CHRISTMAS. THAT'S A 12-PERCENT INCREASE, OVER LAST YEAR'S
HOLIDAY-SEASON. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"FEDEX"-DOT-COM.
