UPS opens 100th MBE retail store in Germany
UPS affiliate Mail Boxes has opened its 100th store in Germany with a new outlet in the southern city of Ingolstadt.
The opening ceremony for the franchise store was attended by senior UPS and MBE officials, including MBE Europe chief Paolo Fiorelli, Stuart Mathis, President MBE
Inc., and Rob Burrows, head of UPS International Retail Services (Europe). UPS Germany holds a 20% stake in MBE Germany.
Among parcel operators in Germany, B2C specialist Hermes claims the largest network with 13,000 drop-off and collection points, DHL uses the 12,000 post offices of parent Deutsche Post, most of GLS’ 5,100 European locations are in Germany, while DPD has about 500 parcel shops.
