Annex Brands, Inc Franchise News

Packaging and Shipping Specialists Celebrate National Small Business Week by Highlighting the Contributions of Small Businesses to Healthy Local Economies
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Apr 18, 2012) - Participating members of the Annex Brands franchise network, comprised of PostalAnnex+, Navis Pack & Ship, AIM Mail Center, Handle With Care Packaging Store and Sunshine Pack & Ship stores nationwide, are offering small business owners 100 free black and white copies during National Small Business Week, May 20-26, to show support for the role that entrepreneurs play in building and maintaining healthy local economies. National Small Business Week, sponsored annually by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), celebrates the economic impact that small businesses have on both the local and national level...

Packaging Franchise Company Shares Shipping "Best Practices" With Shoppers

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 28, 2011) - For shoppers with distant friends and family on their holiday gift lists, choosing, buying and wrapping the perfect gift is just the beginning. Packing and shipping the gift so that it arrives intact and in time is key to delivering a happy holiday.
FedEx recently estimated that it expects to deliver more than 260 million shipments through its worldwide shipping networks between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, a 12 percent volume increase over 2010. Online shopping is driving some of this increase, according to the FedEx announcement, but millions of individuals will also be shipping gifts to relatives and loved ones over the next couple of months via FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS), the U...

SAN DIEGO, CA (August 12, 2011) - San Diego-based Annex Brands, Inc. today announced the acquisition of the 62-unit franchise system of AIM Mail Centers®.  With the addition, Annex Brands now counts more than 425 shipping franchises located across 41 states in the U.S. as well as a presence in Canada. The company’s existing brands include PostalAnnex+®, Navis Pack & Ship®, Handle With Care Packaging Store® and Sunshine Pack & Ship®.
“We are very excited to have the AIM Mail Centers’ franchisees join our Company,” commented Jack Lentz, founder, chairman and CEO of Annex Brands. This is the fourth acquisition for Annex Brands in the past 4 years and second of 2011. In 2006, the company acquired the Florida-based Sunshine Pack & Ship system and in 2007 added the 68-unit Handle With Care Packaging Store brand...

Shipping centers recognize Earth Day with eco-friendly printing and packaging tips; offer voucher for discount on a future shipment San Diego, Calif. (Grassroots Newswire) - Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. These are words that describe the simple steps people can take to lessen their impact on the environment. And, in honor of Earth Day on April 22nd, shipping centers are encouraging people to enhance the typical green routine by making a few minor changes to the way they print, pack and ship. The business is offering practical tips for reducing material consumption along with a $2.00 voucher good toward a future UPS or FedEx shipment. As a result, the folks at Annex Brands say saving precious resources has never been easier.

"In our professional and personal lives, we depend on paper, plastic and other materials to communicate and transmit goods," said Steve Goble, vice president of marketing communications for Annex Brands, a franchisor of the PostalAnnex+, Handle With Care-Packaging Store, Sunshine Pack & Ship and SPS Moving brands...

February 24, 2009 // Franchising.com // San Diego - Patrick Edd, president and CFO of Annex Brands, Inc. and Steve Goble, Vice President of Marketing Communications, were awarded the industry designation of Certified Franchise Executive™ by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives.

Presented earlier this month in San Diego at the International Franchise Association's (IFA) 49th annual convention, the designation demonstrates achievement in franchising experience as well as completing a comprehensive course of study in franchise management offered by the institute, the academic branch of the IFA's Educational Foundation.

Annex Brands, Inc. is the San Diego-based franchisor of PostalAnnex+ business service centers, Handle With Care Packaging Store freight shipping locations, and Sunshine Pack & Ship stores...

Stores To Continue to Operate Under Existing Names

October 03, 2007 // Franchising.com // San Diego, CA —Acknowledging its roots but realizing its future, Postal Annex+, Inc., the San-Diego based franchisor of the PostalAnnex+, Handle With Care-Packaging Store, Sunshine Pack & Ship and SPS Moving locations has changed its name to Annex Brands, Inc.

"We're in a tremendous position with each of our brands because of their complementary operations," said Patrick Edd, president and CFO of the company. "With the acquisition of the Packaging Store system, we can offer our customers a wider variety of shipping, moving and office solutions than ever before. In addition, each of our brands will refer business to each other rather than seek third-party providers...