The UPS Store Traditional
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What to know about The UPS Store Traditional franchise? The UPS Store is a franchise retail chain that specializes in shipping, packaging, and business services. Founded in 1980, The UPS Store has grown to multiple locations across the United States. We grant The UPS Storefranchises for Centers featuring shipping, packaging, postal, print, and similar business and communication services to be operated at Traditional and Non-Traditional locations. This disclosure document focuses on Centers to be operated at Traditional locations. The UPS Store Centers (“Centers”) are independently owned and operated under license from us. The typical Center is located in a highly visible, high-traffic retail shopping center with convenient parking. While each The UPS Store location is independently owned, every store must meet their requirements for appearance, equipment, inventory, services offered and operation. This assures customers they will receive consistent service and quality no matter which The UPS Store location they visit. The UPS Store franchise owners are entrepreneurs who want to be their own boss and control their own destiny. They are passionate about the brand and committed to providing outstanding service to their customers. The UPS Store franchise owners benefit from the power of one of the world’s most recognizable and trusted brands as well as our operating model, which is designed to help them succeed. The UPS Store Traditional is based in San Diego, CA. Scroll down to learn more! How much does a The UPS Store Traditional franchise cost? Are you wondering how much is a The UPS Store Traditional franchise? Before starting a The UPS Store Traditional franchise, it is important to know the franchise fee, working capital and other costs required to start the business. The minimum investment amount required to open a The UPS Store Traditional franchise is $154,745 and can go all the way up to $508,472. Keep in mind, you should also allocate additional funds to live off of while the The UPS Store Traditional business ramps up. This can take as little as 6 months to over 2 years depending on the franchise opportunity. You should speak to at least 5 The UPS Store Traditional franchisees to understand the true cost of opening the franchise and how long it takes to: 1) start a The UPS Store Traditional business 2) pass break even 3) hit significant income. After (and if) you pass the point of earning significant income from your The UPS Store Traditional franchise, there may be enough margin to hire a day-to-day manager and work less hours in the business.
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Updated on Apr 24, 2024Reviews
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For an entrepreneur that desires the opportunity to grow and gain based on their initiative and dedication, The UPS Store is a terrific business.
Fantastic business model that allows owners to run their business for positive outcomes and financial gain.
CEO is out of touch.
YesPositiveDisapprovesDon't do it unless established and you have experience getting blood out of a rock.
I like the aspect of creativity within the job- if you don't let the boot lickers to amazon or cannibalization of our business from corporate.
They will make you pay customers for THIER mistakes (mis delivery/damage/mis information) and expect franchisee to take on thier customer service calls and problems with no resources for customers. They put time limits on claims and late deliveries even though they have those recordfs for six months they will not ho0nor customer and demand you pay customer from your business instead. basically if customer complains enough you are required to pick up the slack.
NoNeutralDisapprovesThey will nickel and dime you to death with dues and fees (including required vendors).
Corporate retail solutions.
The lack of flexibility, when it comes to what is happening inside my store. Everystore is not the same. You want us to be print stores, but you dictate where every piece of machinery is placed. The things they pick you apart for are ridiculous—take, for example, the wrong filing cabinet in an office that no customers can see.
NoNeutralNeutralIn the 21 years I've been an owner and the changes and direction the franchisor is taking it, DO NOT invest in this franchise you will loose money!
The brand recognition.
Required programs that loose the business money, having to use vendor that corporate is getting kickbacks from and the items are over priced (using an unapproved vendor is grounds for them pulling your franchise), requiring self serve kiosk (at the cost of over $10,000)for Amazon and telling the owners we are accountable if the customer messes up or steals the item when stores across the country are removing self service check outs because they cannot stop the theft, now requiring us to open on Sundays (to keep Amazon) even when the store can show it is not profitable and UPS has no support for us because they are closed on Sundays and no packages move, corporate home office still works from home and it is frustrating to have someone respond or get them on the phone and this causes the owners delays that sometimes cost us money, they need to stop working from home and GO BACK to the OFFICE, our tech support is HORRIBLE, UPS giving steep discounts (better then we get) to other shipping platforms that make the stores seem like our prices are marked up when we can not change UPS shipping prices in our computers, requiring us to purchase supplies and equipment that that we will not use but have to have for quarterly inspections or you are marked off for not having because they get kick backs on it,
NoNegativeDisapprovesI do love the potential that the brand has, but it's disappointed when our support system is never a constant.
I love the customers that we get to interact with on a daily basis. I love being able to offer more ideas for them than what they originally thought we would offer. I love my staff too.
I don't like that our FC's change out like lightbulbs. Something must be wrong if they all just jump ship left and right. We've had nothing but wonderful FC's but we can't hold onto them.
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