November 28 (SeeNews) - Italy-based logistics, print and marketing solutions provider Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) said on Monday that it opened its first franchise centre in Bulgaria's northern town of Troyan, with the long-term goal of growing its franchise network in the country.
The franchise centre, which was inaugurated last week, builds on the two centres which MBE Bulgaria owns in Sofia, the company said in a press release.
"MBE Bulgaria joined the big group of Mail Boxes Etc. in 2022. As the packaging, delivery graphic design and printing, marketing solutions and mailbox rental operations grew, we now provide an opportunity to our partners to create a profitable business as we specialise in supporting small and medium-sized businesses as the backbone of the economy," MBE Bulgaria managing director Emil Botusharov said.
The company's plan is to also open franchises in large resorts and production centres in Bulgaria.
Founded in California, US in 1980, Mail Boxes Etc. transferred to Italy and opened its first pilot centre in the country in 1993. The company operates a global network of more than 2,800 centres, whose combined turnover topped 400 million euro in 2016.
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