FedEx plans six days per week, hire 55,000 workers for holiday season

[September 12, 2018]  (Reuters) - FedEx Corp will expand its U.S. ground operations to six days per week to cater to the growing e-commerce demand and expected record volumes during the holiday season, the U.S. package delivery company said on Wednesday.

A Federal Express truck on delivery is pictured in downtown Los Angeles, California October 29, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The company said it would also expand its U.S. ground-shipping operations to six and seven days per week for the busiest shopping season of the year.

FedEx said the six-day ground-shipping operations would be extended throughout its U.S. network all-year round.

"The rise in demand for e-commerce goes beyond peak. It's a year-round phenomenon...," said Raj Subramaniam, chief marketing and communications officer.

(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

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