Mail Boxes etc coming to Cayman

Oct 15, 2009 (Cayman Net News - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
FDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Mail Boxes Etc. Caribbean announces the awarding of franchise rights in the Cayman Islands for a multiple Mail Boxes Etc. franchise offering of the world's leading international provider of business services. The announcement comes from Caleb Enterprises Ltd. (MBE -- Caribbean); the Master Licensee for the Mail Boxes Etc. Franchise for the English Speaking Caribbean.

Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) members in the Cayman Islands will have access to the full suite of MBE products and services focused on providing consumers with value added, convenient based business service solutions. MBE services will include full-service expert packaging, shipping through UPS, FedEx, DHL and its popular US Address e-commerce fulfillment services, private mailbox services, mail receiving and forwarding, packaging supplies, digital quality black-and-white and color copying and other document finishing solutions.

In making an official market visit to the Cayman Islands, Gershan A. Major -- Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of MBE -- Caribbean noted his pleasure in the signing of the Franchise Agreement. "I am extremely pleased with the execution of the Franchise Agreement in the Cayman Islands. I believe that we have made the right choice in our Franchisee selection, as the Principal -Lucy Georgakopoulos Tibbetts and her business partners represent the present generation of striving and visionary Caymanian entrepreneurs, with a clear understanding of the market and the needs of the consumer."

The first MBE Centre is expected to open in November 2009 in Camana Bay and will create additional job opportunities and provide a further boost to the Cayman Islands economy in the area of e-commerce, pack and ship, fulfillment and one-stop business support services.

"We are very excited and humbled at being chosen to bring such a credible and long-standing global brand to the Cayman Islands," says Lucy Georgakopoulos Tibbetts -- Managing Director of Mail Boxes Etc. -- Cayman. "Our team's business philosophy is to offer excellent value for money by providing reliable and convenient services to our residential and business customers."

The mission of Mail Boxes Etc. is simple, making business easier worldwide through our service and distribution network, delivering personalized and convenient business solutions with world -- class customer service.

Established in 1980, Mail Boxes Etc. is the world's largest franchisor of retail, postal and business services. There are more than 1,200 MBE locations worldwide, operating in over 30 countries and territories. Entrepreneur magazine's annual "Franchise 500" has rated MBE number eight in the overall top franchise offering for 2009 and number one in the postal and business services category for the past 19 consecutive years. The Mail Boxes Etc. brand was acquired by Italy's Fineffe Group in 2009.

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