Mail Boxes Etc , a network of sales centers specializing in packaging, logistics and shipping and office products, has recently acquired the French company PrestaShop SA. MBE was born in San Diego, California in 1980 and in 1993 the brand was brought to Italy by the Fiorelli family, and in 2009 Paolo Fiorelli acquired the company MBE Worldwide and all the rights to use the brand all over the world except in the United States. Canada and India where the stores remain under the control of UPS.
In 2017, PostNet and AlphaGrapics , American franchising companies active in printing, graphics and shipping, were acquired. In 2019, there are more than 500 centers in Italy, the global network has about 1600 MBE centers, with the PostNet and AlphaGrapics brands the network increases to 2600 stores in 52 countries with more than 10,000 employees with a turnover of 918 million euros . Part of the MBE network is managed directly, but many stores are franchises.
Oaktree Capital Managament , a US company specializing in alternative investment strategies, has purchased 40% of the shares of MBE Worldwide, although the Fiorelli family remains the majority shareholder.