Editing FedEx (section)

=== 21st century ===

[[File:FedEx Truck Downtown Miami (25706470807).jpg|thumb|FedEx Express [[delivery van]] in [[Miami]]]]

FedEx Corp. acquired privately held [[Kinko's|Kinko's, Inc.]] in February 2004 and re-branded it FedEx Kinko's. The acquisition was made to expand FedEx's retail access to the general public. After the acquisition, all FedEx Kinko's locations offered only FedEx shipping.<ref name="AboutFedEx" /> In June 2008, FedEx announced that they would be dropping the Kinko's name from their ship centers; FedEx Kinko's would now be called [[FedEx Office]].<ref>[http://blog.marketingdoctor.tv/2008/06/03/marketing-101-fed-ex.aspx " The Marketing Doctor Says: FedEx Does It Again!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605025342/http://blog.marketingdoctor.tv/2008/06/03/marketing-101-fed-ex.aspx |date=June 5, 2009 }} Marketing Doctor Blog. June 3, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Ernest Beck |title=FedEx Ditches Kinko's |url=http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2008/id2008069_075908.htm |website=Business Week |publisher=The McGraw-Hill Companies |access-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612233204/http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jun2008/id2008069_075908.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |language=en-US |date=June 9, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2004, FedEx acquired Parcel Direct, a parcel consolidator, and re-branded it FedEx SmartPost.<ref name="AboutFedEx" />

In April 2015, FedEx acquired their rival firm [[TNT Express]] for €4.4 billion ($4.8 billion; £3.2 billion) as it looked to expand their operations in Europe.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 7, 2015 |title=FedEx to buy rival TNT Express for €4.4bn |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32200600 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712025200/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-32200600 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 8, 2015 |title=FedEx to buy Dutch Delivery Company TNT for 4.4 billion euros |publisher=news.biharprabha.com |agency=Reuters |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/04/fedex-to-buy-dutch-delivery-company-tnt-for-4-4-billion-euros/ |access-date=April 8, 2015 |archive-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411033330/http://news.biharprabha.com/2015/04/fedex-to-buy-dutch-delivery-company-tnt-for-4-4-billion-euros/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2016, FedEx announced the launch of FedEx Cares, a global giving platform, and committed to invest $200 million to strengthen more than 200 communities by 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline |url=https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/history-timeline/timeline/ |access-date=2019-05-30 |website=About FedEx |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117193513/https://about.van.fedex.com/our-story/history-timeline/timeline/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Candid |title=FedEx Launches $200 Million Giving Initiative |url=http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/fedex-launches-200-million-giving-initiative |access-date=2019-05-30 |website=Philanthropy News Digest (PND) |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919161456/http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/fedex-launches-200-million-giving-initiative |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2018, FedEx announced the acquisition of P2P Mailing Limited, a last-mile delivery service, for £92 million to expand their portfolio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FedEx Expanding E-Commerce Capabilities with Acquisition of P2P |url=http://investors.fedex.com/news-and-events/investor-news/news-release-details/2018/FedEx-Expanding-E-Commerce-Capabilities-with-Acquisition-of-P2P/default.aspx |access-date=2019-05-30 |website=investors.fedex.com |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919084456/http://investors.fedex.com/news-and-events/investor-news/news-release-details/2018/FedEx-Expanding-E-Commerce-Capabilities-with-Acquisition-of-P2P/default.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2019, FedEx announced they would not be renewing their $850 million contract with [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] for the company's U.S. domestic express delivery business. Amazon accounted for 1.3 percent of 2018 revenues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Albert-Deitch |first=Cameron |date=2019-06-10 |title=Amazon's Vendor Purge and FedEx Cancellation Prove 1 Thing: Startups Need to Watch Out |work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]] |url=https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/amazon-fedex-vendor-purge-startups.html |access-date=2019-06-10 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925164502/https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitch/amazon-fedex-vendor-purge-startups.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2019, FedEx announced the termination of ground deliveries for Amazon as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FedEx to end ground delivery business with Amazon |url=https://news.yahoo.com/fedex-severs-ties-amazon-135119289.html |access-date=2019-08-08 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731131008/https://news.yahoo.com/fedex-severs-ties-amazon-135119289.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2020, FedEx acquired ShopRunner, an e-commerce platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2020 |title=FedEx completes acquisition of ShopRunner to bolster e-commerce |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/12/28/fedex-completes-acquisition-shoprunner.html |publisher=Bizjournal |access-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231021753/https://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2020/12/28/fedex-completes-acquisition-shoprunner.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On March 29, 2022, founder [[Frederick W. Smith]] announced he would be retiring as CEO and become executive chairman effective June 1, 2022. The company named [[Raj Subramaniam]], FedEx's current president and COO, as Smith's successor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Micaela A. |title=FedEx founder Fred Smith to step down as CEO; Raj Subramaniam to succeed him |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2022/03/28/fedex-fred-smith-ceo-raj-subramaniam/4455316001/ |access-date=1 April 2022 |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |date=March 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331045437/https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/money/industries/logistics/2022/03/28/fedex-fred-smith-ceo-raj-subramaniam/4455316001/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=FedEx names Raj Subramaniam as CEO, replacing founder Fred Smith |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/fedex-names-raj-subramaniam-as-ceo-replacing-founder-frederick-smith.html |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=March 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329144846/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/fedex-names-raj-subramaniam-as-ceo-replacing-founder-frederick-smith.html |url-status=live }}</ref>