July 15, 2008 - Beijing, China - With less than 30 days to go until the Olympic Games in Beijing, UPS (NYSE: UPS), the official logistics and express delivery sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, announced the opening of its first two UPS Express Stores in the Main Press Centre (MPC) and the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) in the Olympic Green on July 8th, 2008.
UPS is the only company providing global delivery services in the Olympic Green. The UPS Express Store provides a broad range of shipping services to athletes, media, and visitors during the lead-up to the Games and while the Games are held, which is also applied to the Paralympic Games. These services include international express shipping, packaging and labeling services.
"We are very excited at the opening of two UPS Express Stores in the MPC and IBC," said Daniel Chen, Vice President of the Beijing Olympic Sponsorship and Operations for UPS Asia Pacific. "With its well established global network and industry expertise, together with a dedicated Olympic team of around 2,000 during the Games time, UPS is very confident in helping BOCOG meet the demanding Olympic logistics requirement as well as international delivery needs in the Olympic Green."
In addition to the two established stores, another two UPS Express Stores are scheduled to open soon in the Athletes' Village and Media Village in July to further cater to the global delivery requirements of athletes and media groups during the Games. Moreover, UPS will also manage and implement the daily express delivery routes and assist the luggage delivery process immediately after the opening of the Olympic Green.
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