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Thanks for the input Chessie. I would imagine they have to make money for some owners or else why would there be so many around that stay open? I must be dependent on location and also the owners who often have no idea how to run a business.
Actually I need to correct my statement. It is not a UPS store - it is a Qwik Pack & Ship store. Sorry for the misinformation. They offer FedEx, DHL and UPS services though. Very successful store. Definitely location is a huge factor.
Actually I need to correct my statement. It is not a UPS store - it is a Qwik Pack & Ship store. Sorry for the misinformation. They offer FedEx, DHL and UPS services though. Very successful store. Definitely location is a huge factor.
Yeah, i feel that would be a better business. Maybe also offer Amazon Locker, copy/print/fax, internet cafe, etc.
Why does UPS or FedEx even franchise this out? Or do you mean become a certified vendor, but under your own name?
You can have like a store, and be a certified vendor for pickups, and dropoffs.
I think Amazon needs to start doing this too. Its too easy to steal their merchandise. They get left outside. Their business models ought to mean, they have stores everywhere close enough for customers to pick up.
Which makes them a brick and mortar store.
Amazon actually tried to approach my employers and get their own electronic entry for the buildings. We told them heck no, or pay us for it. But even when they do get inside, they leave everything in the lobby, and someone steals it.
I have no personal experience in this area, but I could never figure out how those places make any money.
Exactly, storefronts need foot traffic. Without which there is no point. A company like Amazon should be brick and mortar because there is just no other way to secure their merchandise. Dropping it off on the porch of leaving in the lobby with no door man is just not feasible. Theft is rampant.
Actually I need to correct my statement. It is not a UPS store - it is a Qwik Pack & Ship store. Sorry for the misinformation. They offer FedEx, DHL and UPS services though. Very successful store. Definitely location is a huge factor.
I just want to ask you, is FedEx, DHL, and UPS paying you to get your services, or do you pay them to allow you to be their shipping center, and pass cost to customers?
Amazon actually tried to approach my employers and get their own electronic entry for the buildings. We told them heck no, or pay us for it. But even when they do get inside, they leave everything in the lobby, and someone steals it.
Time is money for the driver. Once one delivery service leaves something in the lobby or at the mailbox they all do. But the Amazon guy's also tend to stage their deliveries for the picture where as others try to hide theirs from an easy public view from the street.
Time is money for the driver. Once one delivery service leaves something in the lobby or at the mailbox they all do. But the Amazon guy's also tend to stage their deliveries for the picture where as others try to hide theirs from an easy public view from the street.
LOL is that how it works? Amazon actually has their drivers leave stuff in plain sight simply for the marketing. I guess the theft is worth it then, because Bezos is the wealthiest man ever.
LOL is that how it works? Amazon actually has their drivers leave stuff in plain sight simply for the marketing. I guess the theft is worth it then, because Bezos is the wealthiest man ever.
I didn't think of seeing the swoosh as marketing. The staged picture is for proof of delivery, going beyond the GPS location lock at the time of the scan event that the other services depend upon
Thanks for the input Chessie. I would imagine they have to make money for some owners or else why would there be so many around that stay open? I must be dependent on location and also the owners who often have no idea how to run a business.
They generate income from multiple activities including renting out mailboxes, shipping, packing, notary services, printing, etc. A mailbox with a street address at UPS costs $20-50 a month and you can have packages delivered there whereas a post office box can't have courier deliveries.
Why does UPS or FedEx even franchise this out? Or do you mean become a certified vendor, but under your own name?
You can have like a store, and be a certified vendor for pickups, and dropoffs.
I think Amazon needs to start doing this too. Its too easy to steal their merchandise. They get left outside. Their business models ought to mean, they have stores everywhere close enough for customers to pick up.
Which makes them a brick and mortar store.
Amazon actually tried to approach my employers and get their own electronic entry for the buildings. We told them heck no, or pay us for it. But even when they do get inside, they leave everything in the lobby, and someone steals it.
UPS bought Mailboxes, Etc. in 2001 to make it easier for consumers to access their services. The 4,000 or so MBE stores at the time were all franchises and it was easier for UPS to keep them rather than try and negotiate each. UPS was already testing UPS Stores in Atlanta and they rebranded to that a couple of years later. They also stopped shipping for other carriers.
FedEx bought Kinko's in 2004 with the similar goal of expanding access to consumers while offering similar services to business customers. They never got into the mailbox business.
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