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...In April, FedEx agreed a €4.4bn deal to buy TNT Express of the Netherlands, a move that will give it a much greater presence in Europe, where it has lagged behind rivals DHL and UPS....
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...The large logistics companies – FedEx, UPS and Deutsche Post DHL, which are considered bellwethers for global trade – all suffered during the past year as the global downturn took hold....
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...■ The company: Federal Express was founded by Mr Smith in 1971, with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis. On its first night, the company delivered 186 packages to 25 US cities....
...The increase will ease fears among investors that mounting competition between FedEx, UPS and their German rival DHL could weaken pricing....
...The improved results were driven by double-digit revenue growth in all three of the company’s main delivery businesses: express, ground and freight....
...Mr Smith said the focus this year would be on controlling costs, with fuel prices expected to remain high....
...However, FedEx said pricing in the domestic express and ground markets was becoming more competitive, suggesting that UPS was fighting back, while DHL, owned by Germany's Deutsche Post, continues to expand...
...But Mr Lewis says the American Express division is too big and as for the others: “To my knowledge, they are not for sale....
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