One-stop, Full-service Retail Outlet Offers Wide Range of Business Services in South India
BANGALORE, May 22, 2007 - The first The UPS Store in South India has opened at St. Mark's Road in Bangalore. This follows the opening of The UPS Store in Mumbai, Delhi and Pune.
The UPS Store provides convenient and value-added business services to the small-office/home-office (SOHO) market, small- and medium-sized businesses, mobile executives and consumers in Bangalore.
"As the world's largest franchise network of retail shipping, packing and business service centres, The UPS Store provides small business prospects in South India access to services that will help them better run their business operations," said Pirojshaw Sarkari, Managing Director of UPS Jetair Express.
The UPS Store is India's first full-service retail concept that combines shipping, packaging and other business services such as digital printing, office supplies and Jet Airways ticketing service.
The UPS Store in India operates through a Master License Agreement between Jetair Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Jetair Pvt. Ltd., and Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS.
The UPS Store location in Bangalore offers the following services:
Shipping
Full range of shipping options for international shipments through UPS and other domestic carriers. UPS Jetair Express provides shipping solutions such as UPS Worldwide Express Plus, UPS Worldwide Express, UPS Worldwide Express Saver, UPS Worldwide Expedited and UPS 10KG Box and UPS 25KG Box.
Packaging
Customised and specialised packaging for a variety of items.
Document Services
A wide range of document services, including colour and black-and-white copying, digital printing, offset printing for business cards and brochures, binding, laminating, as well as paper and office supplies.
Parcel and Document Receiving Services
The UPS Store offers a real street address for delivery of parcels and documents from any courier. Services include document or parcel holding and forwarding, call-in parcel check and notification and receipt of oversized parcels.
Moving Supplies
Packaging supplies, moving supplies and local pick-ups for items in various sizes.
Other Products & Services
Computer time-rental services complete with printing and scanning capabilities. Other services offered in-center include Jet Airways ticketing service, conference room facilities, faxing (sending and receiving), passport/ID photos, rubber stamps, money transfers, travel services and office and mailing supplies.
The UPS Store locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. in the U.S.A. and by its master licensees and their franchisees outside of the U.S.A. The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations together comprise the world's largest franchise network of retail shipping, mail and business service centers with more than 5,800 locations around the world. For additional information, please visit www.theupsstore.in or www.mbe.com.
UPS, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2007, is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services, offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods, information and funds. Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., UPS serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. UPS's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (UPS) and the company can be found on the Web at www.ups.com.
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