MBE Worldwide acquires PACK & SEND New Zealand
News release
23 May 2023
MBE Worldwide S.p.A. (‘MBE’) is pleased to
announce the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of PACK & SEND New
Zealand (‘PACK & SEND NZ’) from the former PACK & SEND NZ master licensee.
MBE is a leading
commerce-enablement platform providing e-commerce, fulfilment, shipping,
marketing and print solutions to SMEs and consumers. In 2022, MBE served over 1
million business customers worldwide, generating €1.3 bn (US$1.4 bn) of system-wide gross revenue, through its 3,150+ business solutions centres in 52 countries, and €22 bn (US$23 bn) of gross merchandise balue traded through its PrestaShop e-commerce solutions.
PACK & SEND
SYSTEMS (‘PACK & SEND’), the franchisor of the PACK & SEND system that
was acquired by MBE Worldwide in 2021, was founded in Sydney, Australia in
1993. Since that time, it has operated in the shipping and logistics industries
through a network of entrepreneurs and master licensees.
PACK
& SEND NZ has been trading in New Zealand since 2008 as a master licensee of PACK
& SEND, supporting a network of franchise partners currently comprising 20 business solutions centres.
With this
acquisition, MBE reinforces its presence in the Oceanian market where three of
its family of brands now operate: MBE, PACK & SEND and World Options. PACK & SEND NZ will continue to operate as an independent company within New
Zealand. All MBE Group companies operating in Oceania will retain their
respective business concepts and brands.
“We are excited to
now be part of the MBE Group,” said Matthew
Everest, Managing Director of PACK
& SEND NZ. “The future developments and synergies we can implement
working together are a fantastic driver for further growth of the PACK &
SEND brand in New Zealand. We share with the MBE team the same values, culture
and most of all customer satisfaction as our primary objective.”
Paolo Fiorelli,
Chairman and CEO of MBE Worldwide, said:
“We welcome PACK & SEND NZ to the MBE family. We acquired the franchisor of
PACK & SEND based in Australia in March 2021. In March 2023 we acquired
PACK & SEND UK. With the acquisition of PACK & SEND NZ, the entire
global PACK & SEND Network is now part of the MBE Group’s directly operated
countries. We will be working together to further improve our offering of
high-value solutions to customers in the Oceanian market.”