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( BW)(TN-FEDEX)(FDX) FedEx Offers 10 Percent Discount On Shipping At fedex.com; Offer Invites Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses to Use Faster, Easier Shipping Tools

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2001--FedEx Express (NYSE:FDX) customers can now save 10 percent off of list shipping rates for many express services with the new FedEx Online Express Savings Program. Shippers who qualify for the online promotion on fedex.com - rated by Keynote Business 40 as one of the fastest Web sites on the Internet - will be introduced to the most dynamic and convenient way to access an extensive array of FedEx shipping services.
    New and existing U.S.-based customers may apply for this special offer at www.fedex.com and eligible customers can open an account number instantly online and immediately begin shipping and saving 10 percent on many express services. Customers may apply through November 30, 2001 and the discount will be available until further notice from FedEx.
    "FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com provides the efficiency and ease I expect, while saving me hours," said Curtis Bryon, an administrator for GE Asset Management. "The online address book means I don't waste time typing and retyping shipping information, and FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com automatically attaches an account number to my shipment, so my finance department knows where to bill it."
    "Many small- and medium-sized businesses now use FedEx to operate more profitably and efficiently," said T. Michael Glenn, President and CEO of FedEx Services. "This program will introduce other customers to the ease, speed and convenience of fedex.com and give them instant access to our broad portfolio of global shipping and business-building services."
    Qualifying participants also will become registered users of FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com. With FedEx Ship Manager, customers conveniently can:


--	Prepare and print domestic and international shipping labels.
--	Ship packages via FedEx Express.
--	Track their package status online - origin to destination, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
--	Get an account-specific rate quote to quickly determine the transportation charges for sending a shipment from anywhere in the U.S. to destinations worldwide.
--	Store up to 1,000 frequently used addresses in their FedEx Ship Manager address book.
--	Generate an online record of their transactions.
--	Request a FedEx Express courier pickup.
--	Notify as many as three parties and the shipper via e-mail that their package is on its way or has been delivered.

    In addition to FedEx Ship Manager, fedex.com provides many other timesaving services for customers. For example, FedEx Dropoff Locator provides a map and directions to the nearest FedEx location as well as the latest dropoff times, and FedEx Address Checker allows customers to check the accuracy of their shipping addresses. FedEx Signature Proof of Delivery allows customers to view recipient's signatures online; customers can also use FedEx Supplies Online to order FedEx supplies quickly and conveniently, and Invoice Online allows customers to review and settle their FedEx invoices online.
    Especially for small and medium-sized businesses, fedex.com offers:

    -- FedEx Global Trade Manager, a free, Internet-based service
    that automates documentation and regulatory compliance
    required for international shipments, launched in August 2000.

    -- FedEx eCommerce Builder, which allows customers to build a
    commerce-enabled Web store with integrated FedEx shipping
    capabilities, launched in August 2000.

    -- FedEx Small Business Center, an information hub for small
    businesses that provides industry information and tools in
    many functional areas, launched in December 2000.

    -- MyFedEx.com, which allows customers to customize the way they
    view and interact with fedex.com, launched this summer.

    Fedex.com, recognized by Internet research groups as one of the world's top Web sites, was the first functional Web site to offer customers on-line shipping and tracking in the mid-1990s.
    The FedEx Online Express Savings Program will be supported by an integrated marketing campaign, which includes national television, print, radio and online advertising. The program is subject to the terms and conditions of the program agreement, which is available on fedex.com.

    About FedEx

    With annual revenues of $20 billion, FedEx Corp. is the premier global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply-chain management services. The company offers integrated business solutions through a network of subsidiaries operating independently, including FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground, North America's second largest provider of small-package ground delivery service; FedEx Freight, a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload freight services; FedEx Custom Critical, the world's largest provider of expedited, time-critical shipments; and FedEx Trade Networks, a provider of customs brokerage, consulting, information technology and trade facilitation solutions network.

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    Fedex.com at the Cutting Edge of Web Site Ease, Efficiency

    According to the Keynote Business 40 Internet Performance:

    -- fedex.com is one of the fastest Web sites available;

    -- The site ranked in the top-two sites for 24 consecutive weeks
    in early 2001, with loading speed of less than six-tenths of a
    second;

    -- fedex.com has been one of the top 5 fastest Web sites
    consistently over the past year, and it is twice as fast as a
    major competitor's site;

    -- fedex.com recorded the fastest Web-page download performance
    of any e-commerce site in the 2000 e-Shopping Holiday report,
    averaging less than 86 one-hundredths of a second;

    Fedex.com facts:

    -- More than 2 million unique visitors access fedex.com each
    month;

    -- fedex.com is available in 14 languages;

    -- fedex.com processes a million package-tracking requests a day;

    -- fedex.com has a global reach to 204 countries;

    -- fedex.com provided the first functional application of a Web
    site with online tracking in 1994;

    -- fedex.com was the first transportation company to offer online
    shipping in 1996.

    Fedex.com recognition:

    -- Named "Best Transportation Web Site by the Web Marketing
    Association in 1999 and 2000;

    -- One of the most user-friendly business-to-business Web sites,
    according to Business 2.0 magazine;

    -- Chosen by the Web Marketing Association as an "Outstanding Web
    Site" in 1999;

    -- Ranked as one of the top business-to-business Web sites by
    Advertising Age's B2B Net Marketing 2000;

    -- Named to the "Top 25 Sites 1 to 1 Web Sites" by Peppers &
    Rogers Group in 1999;

    -- Tapped as one of the five "most innovative" eCRM companies in
    the 2001 Fortune/Trilogy Survey on Customer;

    -- Selected a winner of the "CIO WebBusiness 50/50 Award" in
    1999, recognizing the top 50 Internet and top 50 Intranet
    applications on the Internet;

    -- FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com selected the winner of the
    "Computerworld-Smithsonian Award" in the Business/Related
    Services category in 1999.

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