Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), a UPS company, franchises The UPS Store an Mail Boxes Etc. retail shops. The locations offer shipping, postal services and some other business services. In the United States, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. Outside the United States, locations are owned and operated by MBE master licensees or their franchisees. The network comprises approximately 5,972 shops, approximately half of which are in the USA, the remainder being in about 40 other countries.