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2008 |
- Ranks #1 in Entrepreneur® magazine’s annual “Franchise 500,” in the postal and business services category for the 18th consecutive year
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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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