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50 BELOW ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF THE UPS STORE AND MAIL BOXES ETC. CENTER WEBSITE PROGRAM

5/16/2008 (Internet) - 50 Below is proud to announce the launch of The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. Center Web Site Program for all The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. centers in the United States. The program includes valuable communication and business support tools as well as features to increase local store marketing and exposure for each center.

“We are excited to work with a franchise leader like Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE) to bring their The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. centers online and provide valuable tools for marketing to current and future customers. We believe this program will help enhance the brand experience and strengthen relationships for franchisees and their customers,” said James Dahline, 50 Below Marketing Manager.

“Working with 50 Below has allowed us to develop a program that incorporates the features our franchisees have been seeking. 50 Below has not only created a useful product, but also is providing service teams that will assist our centers in maintaining a strong Web presence. Their experience and expertise in developing Web site programs has been helpful in all stages of our program development” added Tom Crockett, V.P. of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for MBE.

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50 Below is an application service provider that designs, upgrades, and maintains large scale advisor, dealer and network Web site programs and Web site enhancement tools. As a veteran in multiple industries, 50 Below hosts over 100,000 Web sites for companies like Smith Barney, RBC Wealth Management, H&R Block, Janney Montgomery Scott, Hilliard Lyons, RW Baird, Arctic Cat, Polaris, Bridgestone and many more. Founded in 1997, 50 Below Inc. is based in Duluth, Minnesota.

Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a UPS company, is the world’s largest franchisor of retail shipping, postal and business service centers. Its franchise brands, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc., together comprise more than 5,900 independently owned and operated locations around the world, providing convenient and value-added business services to the small-office/home-office (SOHO) market, corporate “road warriors,” and consumers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For questions or interviews, please contact:

James Dahline
Marketing Manager
Phone: 866-311-3078
Email James Dahline

For more information, please visit: upsstore.50belowinc.com »