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2011 |
- Ranks #1 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual “Franchise 500,” in the postal and business services category for the 21st consecutive year.
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| 2010 |
- Ranks #1 in City Business Journals "American Brand Excellence Awards", in the retail category, for the second consecutive year, and 11th overall, up from 15th in 2009.
- Ranks #1 in Entrepreneur magazine’s annual “Franchise 500,” in the postal and business services category for the 20th consecutive year.
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| 2009 |
- Italy's Fineffe Group acquires the Mail Boxes Etc. international network outside the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.
- Toys for Tots Literacy Program wins PR News' Platinum PR Award for Best Community Relations Campaign.
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| 2008 |
- Expands existing sponsorship with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation and establishes the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.
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| 2007 |
- Named the Most Competitive Retailer for 2007 by National Retail Federation Foundation and Kanbay Research Institute (KRI).
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| 2006 |
- Launches the "Design Dale’s Ride" coloring contest, giving children ages 5 -12 a chance to design Dale Jarrett’s The UPS Store/Toys for Tots racecar.
- Latin America operations expands with the opening of the first center in Brazil.
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| 2005 |
- Celebrates company’s 25th anniversary.
- More than 265 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in Canada re-brand as The UPS Store.
- Announces master license agreement in India, marks first expansion of The UPS Store brand outside North America.
- Signs on as national sponsor for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.
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| 2004 |
- Opens 5,000th worldwide location.
- Announces new master license agreement in Mexico with plans to expand to 300 centers in the Mexican market over the next 10 years.
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| 2003 |
- More than 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the United States re-brand as The UPS Store.
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| 2002 |
- Stuart Mathis becomes president.
- 1,000th international location opens in Berlin, Germany.
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| 2001 |
- Acquired by UPS® (www.ups.com).
- Introduces new tagline, "There's help in here. Real help."™
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| 2000 |
- Opens 4,000th location worldwide.
- Opens centers in Sweden and the Republic of Korea.
- Signs master license agreements for the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean.
- Announces ValueCard™ program for corporate clients to provide business support services and simplified billing processes for "road warriors."
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| 1999 |
- Introduces a new center design and décor package to its global franchise system with an updated floor plan, color scheme and high-impact graphics.
- Introduces technology platform to U.S. franchisees that links network technology with point-of-sale (POS) computer systems, enhancing business capabilities and improving efficiency.
- Opens locations in Tokyo and Vienna
- Features winner of the “See Your Small Business on the Super Bowl Search II” during Super Bowl XXXIII commercial.
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| 1998 |
- Establishes We Deliver Dreams Foundation® to fulfill dreams of individual children who are victims of abuse, neglect, poverty, violence or illness.
- Signs master license agreement for Japan.
- Features winner of the "See Your Small Business on the Super Bowl Search" during Super Bowl XXXII commercial testifying to MBE's commitment to the small-office/home-office "SOHO" market.
- Opens 3,000th location in the United States.
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| 1997 |
- Acquired by US Office Products® "USOP."
- 500th international location opens in Italy.
- Debuts company's new theme, "Making Business Easier. Worldwide,"® during Super Bowl XXXI commercial.
- CEO A.W. DeSio retires, named Chairman Emeritus.
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| 1996 |
- Advertises on the Super Bowl for the first time.
- Grows to 3,000 franchise locations worldwide.
- James H. Amos, Jr. joins the company as President.
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| 1995 |
- Launches first national ad campaign, "It's not what we do, it's how we do it."®
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| 1994 |
- 100th international location opens in Canada.
- Establishes national media fund.
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| 1993 |
- Grows to 2,000 franchise locations worldwide.
- Introduces No-limit Shipping Program (now called TotalShipping™).
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| 1990 |
- Grows to 1,000 franchise locations worldwide.
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| 1988 |
- First international location opens in Canada.
- Signs Canada as first master license agreement.
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| 1986 |
- Name changed to Mail Boxes Etc.
- Becomes a publicly traded company.
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| 1982 |
- Sells first area franchise.
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| 1981 |
- A.W. DeSio becomes President.
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| 1980 |
- U.S. Mail Boxes founded by Gerald Aul, Pat Senn and Robert Diaz.
- Name changed to Mail Boxes Etc. USA.
- Herb Goffstein becomes president.
- Sells first franchise in Carlsbad (San Diego County), California.
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