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Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE Worldwide)
Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1980
Headquarters	Milan, Italy
Products	Packing, Shipping, Document & Office Services
Parent	Fineffe Group

Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE) is a global retail chain of business service centres. The locations offer pack and send services, couriers, office services, document production, shipping, packing materials, printing, copying, postal services and some other business services.

Originally founded in 1980 in the United States, the North American retail outlets were converted to The UPS Store outlets starting in 2003. Today, no new Mail Boxes Etc. stores are opening in North America and all remaining centres will either convert to the UPS Store brand or close by 2012.

Since 2009, the brands, marks and operating system of Mail Boxes Etc. are now owned by the Fineffe Group, based in Milan, Italy. The Fineffe Group is the holding company of the Fiorelli Family business interests, operating since 1993 with affiliates for retail services under the following brands: Mail Boxes Etc., Western Union, Direfarestampare and Credit Planet. Founder and Chairman Graziano Fiorelli joins son Paolo, CEO, to direct more than 300 associates from its Milan headquarters. The company generated consolidated revenue of more than US$193 million (€145 million) in 2008.

Mail Boxes Etc. retail locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of MBE Worldwide. Locations are owned and operated by master licensees of MBE Worldwide or their franchisees. The network comprises approximately 1,272 shops in about 30 other countries.

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