The UPS Store (formerly the United States arm of Mail Boxes Etc.) is a franchised

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United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational corporation, multinational package delivery, shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializi ...

which provides, according to its website,

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, shredding,

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, passport photos, personal and business mailboxes, and notary services.

History

In March 2001, UPS acquired

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., which was founded in 1980 as an alternative to the

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. In February 2003, UPS rebranded more than 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations as The UPS Store. Each location is independently owned.

Services

The UPS Store offers

, packaging,

, shredding, notary services and postal services for individual consumers and small businesses. Franchise locations are typically found on or near military bases, hotels, colleges, shopping centers and convention centers. there were 5,268 UPS Store locations across the

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and Canada. Each UPS Store also serves as an access point for UPS shipping where customers can drop off packages with prepaid labels, as well as pack and ship new shipments. The UPS Store's other major industry is printing. The store offers brochures, door hangers, car magnets, flyers, yard signs, menus for restaurants, manuals, and

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Awards

In 2019 and 2020, The UPS Store was ranked fifth overall among the top franchise brands in

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’s

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list. The company ranked third on the Franchise 500 list in 2021.

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