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... delivery within the US and Western Europe at lower prices. The unionized structure of the company did not allow it to move into other markets (like overnight delivery) as fast as FedEx did. For the most part, UPS played catch up with FedEx whether it be globalization or expanding into newer territories, however, it remained cost-effective and a low-price provider of services. Thus UPS changed its strategy from a focused low-cost service provider to a broad range of services at low cost in its mission to increase shareholder value in the long term. II. How have FedEx and UPS performed since 1980's? Which firm is doing better? During the period 1984 - 1994, both FedEx as well as UPS expanded their services both domestically as well as internationally fueled by technical advancements and changes in the financial sector with deregulation. During the period 1991 - 1993, UPS' was financial results were much ...