The UPS Store, established in its current brand form in 2003 and rooted in Mail Boxes Etc. (founded 1980), is the largest franchisor of retail shipping, printing, mailbox, and business-service centers in North America. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of UPS, it operates over 5,800 independently owned locations across the U.S. and Canada. The brand is a consistent top-ranked franchise, earning multiple accolades—such as #6 overall and #1 in postal & business services in Entrepreneur’s 2025 Franchise 500. Franchisees operate locally-owned centers offering packing, shipping (via UPS and other carriers), mailbox rentals, digital printing, notary, and document services. Private entrepreneurs drive its growth through both traditional storefronts and non-traditional venues like airports or college campuses.
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