The UPS Store brand began under what earlier franchise name?

The UPS Store brand began under the earlier franchise name Mail Boxes Etc.

Mail Boxes Etc. was founded in the United States in 1980 as a post-office alternative. Its franchised centers combined services such as packing, shipping, private mailboxes, printing, and business support, giving small companies and individuals a convenient retail location for mail and parcels.

United Parcel Service acquired Mail Boxes Etc. in 2001. The deal covered the Mail Boxes Etc. operations in the United States and Canada, while the international network later followed a different ownership path. In 2003, UPS began converting roughly 3,000 U.S. and Canadian locations to The UPS Store.

The old name can still cause confusion because Mail Boxes Etc. continues as an international brand outside the UPS Store network. The UPS Store is therefore not the original name of the concept; it is the post-acquisition identity used primarily for the North American locations. Individual stores remain locally owned and operated, even though they carry the national UPS branding.