Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on UPS AND MAILBOXES, ETC.. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 10-page paper discusses the reasons for and the strategy of UPS' acquisition of Mail Boxes, Etc. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_MTupsmbe.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
grown almost into an international institution. But during the early 2000s, UPS expanded its reach by paying $191 million in cash to U.S. Office Products for its Mail Boxes
Etc. (MBE), which were retail franchises specializing in office services ranging from postal boxes, to delivery, to faxing and printing services, to office supplies.
The thought behind UPS management in this acquisition was mainly that of remaining competitive in a marketplace in which shipping mergers and acquisitions are becoming more than
norm than the exception. The company felt there was enough synergy between the other to merge fortunes with it, and make it grow.
In this paper, we will go into some detail as to why UPS winds in the particular direction of purchasing MBE and then launching what came to be known
as The UPS Store, a place where a consumer could go get a package wrapped up, pick up some office supplies and then end up having packages sent via UPS
to various destinations. The point we will try to make in this paper is that a synergy does indeed exist between these
two companies, and they are working hard to enable the synergy to lead to a stronger market penetration and more convenience for customers and clients. Background - UPS
United Parcel Service (UPS) is the worlds largest package-delivery company (Hoovers Company Profiles (b), 2003). On a daily basis, UPS delivers more than 13
million packages and documents throughout the United States and two more than 200 countries and territories throughout the world (Hoovers Company Profiles (b), 2003). It is best known by its
...