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FedEx Is Helping People Make Sure that Their Mother's Day Gifts Arrive in Time
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A NEW SURVEY FROM FEDEX FINDS THAT 60-PERCENT OF
SHOPPERS IN THE U-S ARE LOOKING, THIS YEAR, TO LOCAL AND ONLINE SMALL
BUSINESSES, FOR THAT PERFECT "MOTHER'S DAY"-GIFT. IN ADDITION,
84-PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT GIFTS FROM BOUTIQUES AND SMALL
RETAILERS ARE "MORE UNIQUE AND PERSONAL"--WHILE 64-PERCENT BELIEVE THAT
SUCH GIFTS ARE OF BETTER QUALITY. CARLA BOYD, OF FEDEX, HAS
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(BOYD):
"FRIDAY, MAY
11TH, IS THE SHIPPING-DEADLINE FOR 'MOTHER'S DAY'-DELIVERY BY FEDEX.
WE HAVE A RANGE OF SHIPPING-SOLUTIONS TO HELP CUSTOMERS GET THEIR GIFTS
TO MOM IN TIME FOR THE BIG DAY--WHETHER THEY'RE PLANNERS WHO ARE READY
TO SHIP, OR LAST-MINUTE SHOPPERS. AND, WE'LL BE ADDING DOZENS OF
FLIGHTS--TO TRANSPORT FLOWERS TO AND FROM OUR MAJOR LOCATIONS, ACROSS
THE U-S. FEDEX IS ALSO TEAMING UP AGAIN WITH 'PROFLOWERS'
AND 'SHARI'S BERRIES', TO DELIVER FRESH FLOWERS AND GIFTS ON
'MOTHER'S DAY' ITSELF: SHOPPERS CAN ORDER FROM A SPECIAL
COLLECTION OF ITEMS AT
'PROFLOWERS'-DOT-COM--AS LATE AS NOON, CENTRAL, ON SATURDAY, MAY
12TH--FOR DELIVERY TO LOCATIONS ON SUNDAY, MAY 13TH."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"FEDEX"-DOT-COM.
