The UPS Store

The UPS Store

Industry	Retail
Founded	1980
Headquarters	San Diego, California
Area served	United States and Canada
Services	Shipping, postal, and business services
Website	TheUPSStore.com

The UPS Store, Pinckney, Michigan

The UPS Store is a subsidiary of UPS, with locations in the United States and Canada. Each store offers shipping, postal, online printing, and other business services. In the United States, each store is independently owned and operated by a licensed franchisee of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc.^[1] In Canada, locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of master licensee MBEC Communications, L.P.^[1]

The former name for The UPS Store was Mail Boxes Etc., which continues to operate outside the United States, Canada, and India.^[1] Founded in 1980, Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. was acquired by UPS in 2001. Starting in April 2003, Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States re-branded as "The UPS Store".^[2] The UPS Store brand was later used at centers in Canada and India.^[3] All remaining Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States will either convert to The UPS Store brand or close by 2012.^[1]

Footnotes

The UPS Store has the disclaimer everywhere, "The UPS Store is not UPS." You are dealing with a third party that does not have your interest in mind.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "UPS Sells Off MBE Brand outside US, Canada and India". http://www.bluemaumau.org/7292/ups_sells_off_mbe_brand_outside_us_canada_and_india. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
2. ^ "The UPS Store Debuts More Than 3,000 Strong". http://www.theupsstore.com/about/pressroom/pages/040703_press_release.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
3. ^ "The UPS Store Global Expansion Begins With India And Canada". http://www.theupsstore.com/about/pressroom/pages/100505_press_release.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 

External links

• The UPS Store (United States)
• The UPS Store (Canada)
• Find The UPS Store Locations
• Owners call the UPS Store Franchise "Indentured Servitude," and "A Nightmare"