ALEXANDRIA, Va – FedEx will convert its 4720 Eisenhower Ave. Ship Center to a FedEx Office storefront on June 29, the company told customers this week, ending the city’s only dangerous-goods shipping and leaving the West End without a FedEx-operated counter.
The location is the only FedEx Ship Center in Alexandria, according to the company’s location finder. After the conversion, the building will continue to accept drop-offs, package holds and pickups, FedEx said, but the format change will reshape what the location offers.
Two FedEx formats, two missions
FedEx Ship Centers are standalone shipping hubs built around the company’s Express delivery arm, with later weekday cutoffs, Saturday hold service and specialized capabilities such as dangerous-goods handling. FedEx Office locations are retail print and copy shops that also handle shipping.
The Eisenhower Avenue Ship Center currently advertises 12 in-store services on FedEx’s website, all shipping-focused: shipping labels, Express and Ground drop-off, hold-for-pickup with Saturday service, packaging supplies, international shipping, QR-code returns, return shipping and dangerous-goods shipping. The 150-pound maximum package weight will not change with the conversion…