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Aug/Sep 2013
businesses which are part of an industry that
basically started in California during the
1980s when mail consolidators ingenuously
recognized an opportunity to capitalize on
disparities between single unit and bulk mail
shipping fees. The more work they could ful-
fill in preparing mail for delivery, eliminat-
ing that work from the post office, the less
it actually cost to send that mail. The mar-
ket opportunities of that era, combined with
market demand for increased convenience
and customer-centric service, helped spur
the development of new firms solely focus-
ing on packaging and shipping services. It
was in this very environment, in 1984, that
one enterprise emerged, and today, it is not
only recognized for outstanding expertise
in its field, but is also one of the most suc-
cessful franchise systems in a niche that has
comparatively little competition as to other
endeavors of industry.
With more than 400 locations world-
wide, Pak Mail specializes in packaging and
shipping – by air, sea or land, by next day
or next week, no matter the size, shape or
weight, whatever a customer needs to se-
curely ship from Point A to Point Z (and
all points in between), Pak Mail can ex-
pertly accommodate and has been doing so
for the last 30 years. Pak Mail has prospered
