FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc, an operating company of FedEx Corp, today announced its plan to open 19 new locations in Asia Pacific by June 2008 to meet the burgeoning demand among Asian small and medium enterprises and mobile professionals.

The regional expansion, part of a worldwide plan to open 320 new locations within this fiscal year, will include 12 new locations in China, four new locations in Japan, two new locations in Korea, and one new location in Australia.

FedEx Kinko’s provides office and print services that complement the full range of FedEx time-definite, global express shipping services.

“The SME is the heart of Asia's future economic expansion, and the mobile professionals are the arms and legs – and FedEx Kinko's is precisely placed to support, and benefit from, that growth,” said James Brigance, vice-president, FedEx Kinko’s Asia Pacific.

“We aim to become the back office for small businesses and the branch office for mobile professionals in Asia.”

There are currently more than 100 FedEx Kinko’s locations in Asia Pacific.

The expansion of FedEx Kinko’s in the US includes the opening of 300 new stores and the redesign of 110 existing centers by June next year.

“We anticipate opening the equivalent of one new location every business day over the 2008 fiscal year,” said Ken May, president and chief executive officer of FedEx Kinko’s.

“And with more centers around the world, we’re making it easier than ever for customers to get the office, printing and shipping services they need in one stop.”