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Buy a PostNet Franchise

PostNet is a printing, shipping and marketing services franchise founded in 1993 that operates neighborhood centers built around small and medium-sized business customers. Each location pairs graphic design, digital printing, signs and banners, direct mail, document finishing, private mailbox rental and notary services with multi-carrier shipping through UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS.

The brand runs a brick-and-mortar, territory-based model that blends project-based design and print work with recurring revenue from mailbox rentals and repeat business clients. It competes with single-service operators such as The UPS Store and FedEx Office by offering print, signage and multi-carrier shipping under one roof with a consultative, relationship-led approach.

PostNet is part of MBE Worldwide, a global retail-services group with more than 2,600 locations across 40 countries that also operates the Mail Boxes Etc. network. The PostNet brand spans roughly 660 centers in about ten countries, with around 200 in the United States, giving owners the systems and supplier relationships of an established, internationally backed network.

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Why buy a PostNet Franchise?

Buying a PostNet franchise gives an owner an established, multi-revenue service brand in a category where convenience and breadth of services are genuine differentiators. The combination of design, print, signage and multi-carrier shipping under one roof lets a single center serve recurring mailbox customers and repeat business clients while also capturing higher-value project work.

The brick-and-mortar model generally runs on normal business hours rather than evening or weekend trade, and membership of the MBE Worldwide network provides operating systems, supplier pricing and the proprietary Online Print Center platform that an independent print-and-ship shop would have to build alone. In a category kept resilient by small-business and e-commerce demand, the diversified service menu reduces reliance on any single revenue line.

PostNet Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1992

    • Franchising Since

      1993

    • New Startup Cost

      $240,200 – $306,800

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $39,950

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      50%

      of then-current Initial Franchise Fee, or $10,000, greater of

    • Royalty Fee

      5%

      of Gross Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      204

    • New Units Opened *

      19

    • Units Transferred *

      13

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $360,178

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

PostNet – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    PostNet's initial training runs about 75 hours of classroom instruction at headquarters across roughly ten days (covering center operations, products, sales, marketing and finance), plus around 24 hours of hands-on training in an existing PostNet center alongside a working franchisee. Owners get the proprietary Online Print Center platform, multi-carrier shipping systems, and ongoing marketing and operations support from HQ and a regional director. Resale buyers should confirm with PostNet what transfer training and Online Print Center access are provided to incoming owners and staff when a center changes hands.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits a hands-on local operator comfortable running a customer-facing retail center and building business-to-business relationships in the surrounding community. Strong customer-service instincts, organisation and a willingness to network and sell to local businesses matter more than printing or shipping experience, which the training covers. Owners typically manage a small team, oversee design and production workflow, and drive repeat and referral business, so people who enjoy consultative selling and hands-on operations tend to fit well.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    PostNet has ranked in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 for more than 25 consecutive years, most recently climbing 54 places to No. 272 on the 2026 list. The brand is a member of the International Franchise Association and a VetFran participant offering veteran incentives, and it has been recognised for franchisee satisfaction in 2024. Backing from MBE Worldwide, a retail-services group of more than 2,600 locations across 40 countries, adds further credibility. For resale buyers, brand recognition should be weighed alongside the specific center's local reviews, customer relationships and community standing.

  4. Industry / Market

    PostNet spans the US commercial printing market, worth roughly $81 billion (IBISWorld), and the pack-and-ship retail sector serving small businesses and consumers. While traditional print volumes have softened, demand for signage, marketing materials and, above all, e-commerce shipping and returns has supported multi-service centers that bundle print with mailing and logistics. Small-business formation and steady parcel volumes give the category resilience. For resale buyers, local business density, nearby competition and the mix of recurring mailbox income versus project work shape a center's demand.

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