UPS plan for Mail Boxes Etc has some franchisees mulling lawsuit
Some Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees are upset about United Parcel Service’s plans to convert the retail outlets to the UPS Store, and they may attempt to block the move in court. Two years after buying Mail Boxes Etc.,UPS is asking the franchisees to sign an amendment within a month that would make the outlets UPS stores. To sweeten the deal, UPS is offering the franchisees a 20 percent reduced rate over what the average Mail Boxes Etc. now charges. But FedEx, which has long served Mail Boxes Etc., will bow out if the stores rebrand with a competitor’s name, said Howard Clabo, FedEx spokesman.
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