Mail Boxes Etc.

(MBE) is an American-Italian third-party provider of shipping, fulfilment, printing, and marketing services through a network of franchised locations.

was founded in the United States in 1980 by Gerald Aul, Pat Senn, and Robert Diais.

MBE Worldwide subsequently expanded across Western Europe, establishing a direct presence in France in 2012, Poland in 2014, and the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in 2021.

In 2021, MBE Worldwide also acquired Pack & Send, a leading brand in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in the Shipping and Logistics service industry,[9] as well as MultiCopy, a leading brand in the Netherlands that provides Print and Marketing Solutions including signs, printing, and websites.

[13] In November 2024, the parent company of Mail Boxes Etc., MBE Worldwide, announced a rebranding and is now known as Fortidia.

Picture of a Mail Boxes Etc. building in Reading, Berkshire.
A branch of MBE in Reading, Berkshire.