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With the UPS® brand on your storefront, both current and prospective customers will associate your business with one of the most recognized brands in the world: As a franchisee you’ll have national, regional and local marketing campaigns designed to increase brand awareness and drive customers to your store. Further, our relationship with UPS allows us to be included in exciting marketing initiatives.
We offer a program to provide financing for newly qualified franchisees to assist with the purchase of fixtures and equipment (loans made pursuant to a Department of Corporations California Finance Lenders License). Established relationships are in place with several preferred lenders, including SBA lenders, to assist with financing everything from supplies to working capital.
A combination of over 25 years of experience and demographic research assist you in selecting the best location for your store.
We furnish a proven floor plans and fixture systems adaptable to any site. Standardized design applications with a consistent image.
The UPS Store University offers a multi-phased, learning program that focuses on developing the business management, technical, conceptual and diagnostic skills necessary to grow your franchised business.
The University program includes two week-long, in-store training sessions and an eight-day course at our corporate office in San Diego, CA.
Our experienced team of support personnel can help you make the most of your time and effort. From day-to-day operational assistance to local marketing and network support, our local representatives will be there for you every step of the way.
Corporate Retail Solutions (CRS) has a dedicated sales force that works exclusively with medium and large Fortune 1000 companies. As such, they work in conjunction with other UPS sales groups to develop and deploy integrated solutions that can result in additional customers for your store. These solutions include returns and exchanges, Alternate Delivery Location (ADL) and business services.
UPS is committed to enhancing business and improving efficiency through advances in technology. Using one of the world’s most sophisticated digital information systems to deliver more than 13 million packages and documents each day and spending more than $1 billion annually on information technology, UPS provides its customers unparalleled capability in tracking and distribution intelligence.
At The UPS Store, a network system connects all locations to the corporate office. This link enables you to focus resources, solve problems and keep abreast of industry trends. It also supports our aggressive CRS initiatives described above.
To enhance efficiencies, The UPS Store has developed many programs to assist in the day-to-day operations and management of a center. The Point of Sale system allows for the capture of customer information, up-to-the minute management reports and is integrated with the Counter Manifest System, which is used for processing packages. Financial planning tools allow you to import your center financial data to run additional reports for analyzing and forecasting purposes. In addition to these programs, there are several others designed to help in the operations of your center.
We offer this, plus the benefit of a dedicated support staff to assist you with business hardware and software questions.
The UPS Store franchise opportunities are available across the entire U.S. To speak to a local representative about The UPS Store franchise opportunity, complete the Online Application. Submitting the application does not obligate you in any way.
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