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Aug 2020
20m 54s

FedEx vs UPS | When in Rome... | 4

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UPS decides it’s time to expand its market outside North America and makes a big push into Western Europe. But it’s harder than expected to integrate its corporate culture with European norms.   FedEx CEO Fred Smith eschews European expansion and goes all-in on a risky new service called ZapMail, much to his executive team’s dismay.   Listen ad-free on Won ... Show More
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