Franchise business service centre Mail Boxes Etc (MBE) is unveiling plans for a rapid expansion in Australia, looking to increase its presence from 35 to 45 shopfronts in 2017.
Clayton Treloar, CEO, MBE Australia says, “We have been in Australia for 20 years, and there is no time like the present to expand.”
“The east-coast market is doing well, sales were up over the year. We have every CBD in Australia covered already, so we are looking to move into new suburbs and branch out.”
Treloar explains that the company plans to achieve this growth through increased local and international investment, and a franchise investment loan programme where MBE lends part of the start-up cost to potential franchisers at what it says are bank rates. Initial investment in an MBE store runs at $125,000-$150,000, says Treloar.
Treloar says around 80 per cent of the company’s business is in digital printing, with the other 20 per cent split between its pack and ship activity, and virtual address offerings.
The company revealed the plans at its annual national conference in Canberra, which was attended by Dr Raffaella Rubera from the Italian Embassy, and Giuseppe Bergonzi, general manager worldwide development MBE Worldwide. MBE has a strong international presence, with 1600 stores globally.
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