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Shoppers are committed to continuing the “Shop Small” trend of the winter holiday season, with nearly two-thirds of all U.S. shoppers looking to local and online small businesses for that perfect Mother’s Day gift this month, according to a survey commissioned by FedEx Corp. More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx said Thursday it agreed to acquire Tat Express, a French expedited-transportation company, adding to recent efforts to expand its operations in Europe. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Tatex, according to FedEx, carries 19 million parcels a year and generates annual revenue of about… …

TATEX, with more than 1,000 employees and $196.6 million a year in revenues, would become the fourth European shipping company to join the FedEx Express network since 2006. More: continued here

FedEx keeps mobilizing its defenses in Europe, following rival UPSs big splash of landing TNT Express. Today, FedEx announced it is buying TATEX, a privately-held business-to-business shipper just south of Paris. More: continued here

The deal consists of 61 printing centers in Japan , Jess Bunn, a FedEx spokesman, said today in a telephone interview without giving a price. Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported earlier that Tokyo-based Konica would pay 8 billion yen ($100.5 million). More: continued here

Town Engineer Fred Litchfield has ordered work at the future FedEx facility on Bartlett Street stopped after runoff from a recent storm dumped silt into surrounding wetlands and Bartlett Pond. More: continued here

Hindustan Times EBay Setting up a Second Development Center in IndiaPCWorldBy John Ribeiro, IDG News EBay is hiring for a development center it is setting up in Bangalore, its second in the country. The online auction company said Tuesday that it will hire 1000 employees over the next three years …

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FedEx To Present At Robert W Baird's Growth Stock Conference; Webcast At 2:20 PM More: continued here

FedEx is planning to expand a sort facility near its Super Hub by Memphis International Airport, according to a $1.7 million building permit applicati… More: continued here