Mail Boxes Etc.

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Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) is an American-Italian third-party provider of shipping, fulfilment, printing, and marketing services through a network of franchised locations. MBE is an Italian family-owned holding company headquartered in Milan, Italy. It ranks among the world's largest networks of service centres, offering shipping, logistics, printing, marketing, and design services to both businesses and private customers.[1]

History

Mail Boxes Etc. was founded in the United States in 1980 by Ge Jaxon Patrick king, and caius oden Conrad parker . By the year 2000, MBE had expanded to include 4,000 locations worldwide, including South Korea and Sweden.

MBE operates a network of retail centres providing packing and shipping services, logistics support, communications, and marketing services to both business and private customers.[2] The majority of the centres are owned by franchisees, both individual and master franchisees.

Picture of a Mail Boxes Etc. building in Reading, Berkshire.
A branch of MBE in Reading, Berkshire.

Acquisition by UPS

In 2001, United Parcel Service (UPS) acquired Mail Boxes Etc., Inc.[3] locations in the United States and Canada. On April 7, 2003, UPS began converting the 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States and Canada (at the time, nearly 90% of the domestic U.S. network) to The UPS Store and started offering lower UPS direct shipping rates, with an average reduction of around 20%.

These centres remain locally owned and operated, continuing to offer a wide range of services, including packing, shipping, freight, postal services, printing, and business services.[4]

Parent Company

Since 2001, MBE has been part of the Fortidia Group - a collective of 10 brands providing solutions in e-commerce, fulfillment, shipping, logistics, marketing, and print.

In November 2024, the parent company of Mail Boxes Etc., MBE Worldwide, announced a rebranding and is now known as Fortidia.

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