FedEx adds flat-rate shipping

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — When FedEx reports quarterly earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday, it will likely report Monday's deliveries set record numbers as Internet shopping continues to take market share from brick-and-mortar store sales. In addition, lower fuel costs this holiday season should boost the bottom line for a stock that set an all-time…

FedEx laid off 1,000 workers today, including 500 in the Memphis area, as part of a previously announced plan to slash costs due to the global recession. More: continued here

eBay Tries Making Global Shipping Program More AppealingEcommerceBytesRecognizing that sellers who might be interested in its Global Shipping Program (GSP) may want more flexibility in the program than it currently offers, eBay has added some flexibility to the program. It now allows sellers to use their own shipping …and more » More: continued here

With a current world population of more than seven billion, and expectations that number will exceed eight billion by 2030, the global healthcare industry is growing exponentially. But to achieve its potential, providers across the industry—from R&D and manufacturing to the caregivers themselves—must go “borderless.” This interconnected view of the industry’s future was the focus…

VANCOUVER, B.C. – A man who was fed up with paying a $35 FedEx customs-brokerage fee has lost his fight in a B.C. Supreme Court. More: continued here

Detected by IronPort, the latest attack reflects a 220% increase in the number of web threats More: continued here