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FedEx To Expand To Seven Days a Week
Sunday Delivery Begins March 1998
MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 2, 1997 - With more businessesoperating seven days a week and with increasing customer demand,Federal Express Corp. today announced a solution designed tomeet this pressing need: a Sunday delivery option. BeginningMarch 6, 1998, FedEx Priority Overnight® service will providedelivery by 3 p.m. on Sunday to select zip codes in 50 top U.S.metro areas.
"Customers from the garment district to Silicon Valley haverequested Sunday delivery. This unique service extension enablesus to be where our customers need us, when they need us," saidDavid B. Shoenfeld, vice-president, FedEx Marketing - U.S. andCanada. "FedEx is the only express carrier to dedicate itsnetwork of resources to serving customers on Sunday."
FedEx Sunday deliveries will include the same money-backguarantees, 24-hour package status tracking and dependableservice FedEx customers have come to expect. "These are theregular features of our express service," Shoenfeld said.
Customers using Sunday delivery can have packages picked up onFriday from domestic origins in the 48 contiguous United Statesand Alaska, and Saturday from locations which FedEx currentlyserves on Saturday. No Sunday pick-up or drop-off will beavailable.
Federal Express connects areas that generate 90% of the world'sgross domestic product in 24-48 hours with door-to-door,customs-cleared service backed by a money-back guarantee. Thecompany's unmatched air route authorities and infrastructuremake it the world's largest express transportation company,providing fast and reliable services for more than 2.9 millionitems in 212 countries each working day. The company employsapproximately 137,000 people and has more than 42,500 drop-offlocations, 590 aircraft and 38,500 vehicles in its integratedglobal network. FedEx maintains electronic connections with morethan 750,000 customers via FedEx Powership®, FedEx Ship® andFedEx interNetShipSM. Federal Express reported revenues of $11.5billion for its fiscal year ended May 31, 1997.
FedEx Priority Overnight® Sunday Delivery Service
Following are the 50 U.S. metro areas where customers can receive Sunday delivery of FedEx Priority Overnight packages to select zip codes:
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For Customer Service information please call 1•800•Go•FedEx®
Public Relations contact for this Press Release: Darlene Faquin, Federal Express 901-395-5406