FedEx Closes Staffed Service Center at Downtown Syracuse, The Copy Centers Becomes Main Shipping Center.

SYRACUSE, NY, October 17, 2003 - - FedEx announced the closure of their staffed shipping center on Warren Street in downtown Syracuse after approximately two years of operation. This center, along with The Copy Center's downtown store, are the only staffed FedEx shipping center is the area. Although there are self-service FedEx Drop Box throughout the downtown Syracuse area, the closure of FedEx-owned store means The Copy Center's downtown location will be the sole staffed FedEx shipping center in the area.

FedEx staffed shipping center's last day of operation will be October 17, 2003.

The Copy Centers downtown store, located at 131 South Salina Street in Syracuse, NY, began offering FedEx services since June 2003. The number of packages processed by The Copy Centers downtown has steadily increased during the past few months. In response to the closing, The Copy Centers downtown has made arrangements with FedEx and agreed to extend store hours to handle the expected increase in FedEx packages.

FedEx customers can expect the same services from The Copy Centers as they did with FedEx. The Copy Centers downtown offers FedEx Ground, Express, and International shipping. Both customers with FedEx account numbers and those without are welcomed. The Copy Centers offers shipping supplies and will provide customers with a FedEx package tracking number as their packages are processed.

The Copy Centers downtown new hours of operation are Monday through Friday, from 8AM to 7:30PM. For more information, The Copy Centers downtown can be reached at 315.474.4221.

About FedEx
With annual revenues of $23 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, the largest U.S. provider of regional less-than-truckload freight services; FedEx Custom Critical, North America's largest provider of expedited time-critical shipments; and FedEx Trade Networks, North America's largest customs broker and a provider of international freight forwarding and trade facilitation services. FedEx ranked highest in the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Small Package Delivery Service Business Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) in the categories of air, ground and international delivery services.