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January 2010
- Goin' Postal once again in Entrepreneur Magazine as the #2
Shipping Chain!
Goin' Postal has been ranked in the Entrepreneur Magazine
Franchise 500 for the fourth year in a row and has been recognized as
the only chain in the nation that has grown over the last two years!
In the Franchise 500 rankings Goin' Postal is now the number 2
shipping chain.
December
2009
Goin' Postal launches its
Facebook page. Become a fan and keep an eye on what were up
to!
September
2009
Goin' Postal signs its first Sir
Face Lift franchisee in the state of
Alabama.
July 2009
Goin' Postal signs its first Hut no. 8
franchisee scheduled to open in August!
March 2009 - Another new executive in training.
Goin'
Postal welcomes our latest addition. Little Ellie Price,
born on March 3, 2009
February 2009 - Goin' Postal
Franchise Corporation Teams up with The Muscular Dystrophy
Association and Jerry Kid's.
Goin' Postal stores across the
nation are participating in our new fund drive aimed at raising
money for Jerry's Kids Telethon. Help us reach our
company-wide goal of $100,000 by purchasing a shamrock at your
local Goin' Postal store!
January 2009
- Goin' Postal the #6 Top New Franchise in Entrepreneur
Magazine!
Our rankings improved over last
year, and over ALL of our competition, with us now listed as
#118 overall in the Franchise 500, and number 93 Top Global
Franchise!
October 2008
- Goin' Postal
opens its first retail plaza fully renovated!
After a month of full scale
construction and renovations, Goin' Postal Franchise
Corporation's first plaza reopens for business, along with all
its original tenants and GPFC's brand new
einSigns brand.
August 2008 - Goin’
Postal Nominated for a ROYAL (Retailer of the Year Award for
Leadership)
The Florida
Retail Federation (FRF), a statewide trade association
founded in 1937, protects Florida's retailers by lobbying
the Florida Legislature to provide cost-saving services. FRF was founded to promote a healthy free enterprise system
in Florida, and to strengthen and support a favorable
business environment in which retailers and their suppliers
can grow and prosper.
Read More...
July 2008 - Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation in
final negotiations to purchase its first retail plaza for
development!
Within a few days we should be
closing on our first retail plaza in which we will develop our
own new brands, each of which will hand picked to compliment our
Goin' Postal brand.
June 2008 - Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation signs
its second brand!
We have begun working on our
second major franchise brand, to be released in the 4th quarter.
Look for Hut no 8 later this year!
June 2008 - Goin' Postal nominated for Retailer of the
Year!
Goin' Postal franchise
Corporation has been nominated for Retailer of the Year.
Even though we didn't win it this year we are very proud to have
been included in a very short list of some of the best companies
in business today!
Goin' Postal announces the launch
of its new Ink & Toner brand AND it's new stand-alone Ink &
Toner franchise concept.
January 2008 - Entrepreneur Magazine
Goin’ Postal
rankings climb in all 5 of Entrepreneur Magazine’s categories. Goin’ Postal has
established itself as the new major force in the retail
shipping industry with the release of the 2008 Entrepreneur
Franchise 500. Goin’ Postal is
THE ONLY retail shipping chain to place in all 5 categories,
and the only major competitor to move up in all its rankings.
More.....
December 2007 - Store #310
Goin' Postal issued store #310 in early
December, closing in on the number 2 slot in the industry in the
US, currently held by PostNet. With a major recruitment
push, Goin' Postal plans to become the 2nd largest retail
shipping chain in the country by the end of 2008.
October 2008 was our best month ever for
new store openings, issuing store #297 on October 31st, 2007 to
our new franchisee in Gilbert, Arizona. We expect to hit
store #300 within the next week and welcome all these new
members to our family!
We are
currently making alliances with several nationwide companies
that will be big news for Goin' Postal when they come to
fruition.
Store number 300
and still growing! Another group of new members of
our family pushes us through store number 300 and beyond.
October 2007 - The Business
Advisors
In a promotional collaboration with
Ferrari
Sunbelt Business
Advisors, MJ appeared to discuss Goin'
Postal on
Franco Ferrari's Sunday morning show that broadcasts
across the majority of Florida from Clear Channel's
540AM in
Orlando. Clear Channels
540AM is also home to
Rush
Limbaugh and
Glenn Beck during the week.
October 2007 - Almost at Store 300!
We are now rapidly approaching our 300th location and are securing our place
as the leader in the retail pack and ship industry!
July 2007 -
With a massive rush of new stores under contract, Goin' Postal
Franchise Corporation is gearing up for a VERY busy 3rd and 4th
quarter! We now have 40 new locations in the process of
opening and more contracts pouring in every day!
A new executive in training.
Goin'
Postal welcomes our latest addition. Little Bodhi Price,
born on July 11, 2007.
O ur new CASH (mascot) costume and 15 foot tall inflatable are unveiled!
These will start to be seen around the country at Grand Openings
and at events organized by our franchisees.
June 2007 -
Goin' Postal is proud to announce the launch of its new Area Developer Program to enable franchisees to share in the corporate success while enjoying the success of their own stores.
May 2007 - As we move into the summer Goin' Postal is in the process of implementing its plans to improve efficiency in our stores. With the release of GP Rate Pro 3.0, our store owners now have an integrated retail shipping pricing system with the built-in capability to print package labels. We continue to strive to keep our franchisees as the forefront of the retail pack and industry both in their branding and their profitability.
We are pleased to welcome
STORE #250! Soon to be opened in Lawrenceville , GA.
May 2007 - Showing a child someone cares
Perhaps a simple "Happy Birthday" card is something many of us take for granted.
But for thousands of foster children in Florida and across
the nation, there is no one to celebrate what should be a
joyous occasion.
Read the
story...
April 2007. Goin' Postal hits store 240 and launches new brands! We are proud to welcome store #240 to the family and to announce the launch of our newest brands, einSigns, and Life Size Greetings.
With a very successful show in Washington DC we look forward to welcoming many new members to our family over the next few weeks.
March 2007. Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation acquires National Financing Program to provide up to 150% of the cost of establishing a turn key store to provide sufficient operating capital.
Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation will be at the International Franchise Expo in Washington DC at the end of March. Come and visit us in person!
February 2007. Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation now has several lenders available that are willing to finance our new franchisees.
February 2007 - Goin' Postal: Sending Valentines to Loved Ones Overseas
This Valentine's Day, would you like to wish your favorite loved one who's serving overseas a happy valentine? Watch Kennie Berg's report in the video clip above.
Read and watch the story...
January 2007. Last year, the entire franchised shipping industry, not including Goin' Postal, added a combined total of 70 stores. Goin' Postal, on the other hand added 100 stores alone! With a flood of new stores opening early this year, our expansion is accelerating as we execute our plans to become the nation's largest shipping chain.
December 2006. Goin' Postal ranks three times in The Entrepreneur Franchise listing for 2007! Goin' Postal ranks as #36 among new franchises, #60 among the Fastest Growing Franchises, and #414 overall! Next year will be even better!
GPFC has now secured funding through a national provider for our potential franchisees, whether it be for a do-it-yourself store option at around $40,000 or a full turn-key system at $117,000.
November 2006. GPFC is in the process of forming a new Franchise Advisory Committee to better serve its franchisees and their needs. With our stores concentrating on the Christmas season we are proud to announce our nationwide collaboration with The Marines and their Toys for Tots program. We are also happy about our newest arrival.... Check out our new
Cash plush toy that is now shipping in time for Christmas.
September 2006. Just as predicted we are proud to announce store #200! Welcome all new franchisees into our growing family and we look forward to you all sharing in Goin' Postal success story.
August 2006 . Now at 185 stores, Goin' Postal is making the final leaps to reach store #200 in the next month or so and is outpacing its competition's expansion. Even the one time
"big boys" are starting to worry....
July 2006. Goin' Postal is in the final stages of planning which will add streamlined industry leading eBay services to our stores, to replace the current eBay services we offer.
June 2006. Goin' Postal has filed its final registration statement in the State of Hawaii which will make us available to sell franchises in every state!
May 2006 - Goin' Postal and USPS collect food for "Stamp Out Hunger"
On May 12 letter carriers in all 50 states and various U.S.
jurisdictions will collect non-perishable food donations
while they deliver mail and parcels along their routes.
Read the story...
May 2006. The State of Virginia approves the VA State-Specific UFOC for issuance to prospective franchisees in VA. This has been a long, drawn-out process in this particular state but it has resulted in a great UFOC for VA, and we are thrilled that the patient folks in VA can now join The Goin' Postal Family!
Also, it's always better to hear about owning and operating a franchise straight from the people who have one, so we just added a
testimonials page to the website.
Goin' Postal is now listed on
Entrepreneur.com!
April 2006 - Goin' Postal breaks store #150! Expanding faster than ever, we continue to add stores across the country.
With a brand new and exciting deal between Goin' Postal and DHL, Goin' Postal is now the 2nd only chain to be awarded Authorized Shipping Center status from DHL. With DHL's fantastic service and wide global coverage, and this great new business deal with DHL, our Goin' Postal stores will be able to offer DHL services at a fraction of the cost at which they were previously available.
April 2006 - Goin'Postal
REACHING ASTOUNDING HEIGHTS
From a 400 sq. ft. retail store, Goin' Postal has grown into a franchise corporation with over 144 stores spread all over the United States .....
Read the article....
March 2006 -
The USPS has invited Goin' Postal to participate in The United States Postal Service Approved Shipper program, and has started adding our stores to the new system. We are extremely excited about the coming together of our two great companies in this way. Our stores nationwide have always offered stamps and a variety of postal services, and have always worked closely with the fine men and women of the USPS to serve the public. Now this new program will allow our stores to work even more closely with the USPS to provide high-quality, skilled, cheerful customer care to those customers who want stamps and other postal service options.
January 2006 - We are in the process of moving into our new HQ building. Due to the overwhelming success and popularity of the chain, we have acquired a 4000 sq. ft. office building in Zephyrhills. With this new facility, we are in an even better position to train and service our franchisees than ever before.
Store #135! In only a couple of months, we have added 35 new Goin' Postal franchisees to our ever-growing family.
Increased technical support! With our new premises, we have added 4 phone lines to continue to improve upon the existing GPFC support services for our franchisees.
We are proud to be going into the new year
as a newly recognized national chain by FedEx.
October 2005 - We are happy to announce that we issued store #100 to Victor and Mary Hui-Wee in Kalamazoo Michigan on October 7th, 2005!!!! With the celebrations taken care of, we're now aiming at our target for next year.
Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation is currently in negotiations to acquire an office complex in order to make operations even more efficient, from training and enhancing our product line all the way to supporting our existing franchisees.
September 2005 -
We are well on track to open 100 stores by Christmas and are anticipating to far exceed our goal, as we should issue store number 100 within the upcoming weeks.
Atlanta and Las Vegas are now our fastest growing markets. Within a few months we expect to have 7 stores in the Atlanta area, and 4 or 5 stores in Las Vegas .
August 2005 - Goin' Postal Franchise Corporation is now approved in most of the "registration states" and is rapidly taking in contracts from across the country, including our latest state to be opened up, New York .
June 2005 - Goin' Postal has been approved by The
Small Business Administration for start-up funding. Goin' Postal is now listed on the
Small Business Administration Registry.
May 2005 - Expanding faster than ever, we are now averaging 3 contracts for new stores per week. Our hotbeds of activity are currently Las Vegas and North Carolina . We have had a rush of applications to open in Las Vegas since the opening of our very first Vegas store.
October 2004 - PASCO PEOPLE - Goin' Postal Staff Shines At Howl
ZEPHYRHILLS — The staff of Goin' Postal at 38439 Fifth Ave. skipped down the Yellow Brick Road during the Main Street Zephyrhills event called Halloween Howl on Oct. 30.
Read
the article....
April
2003
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Zephyrhills pays tribute to Marine in Iraq
ZEPHYRHILLS -- Mary Harman has known the handsome Marine in the jumbo-sized picture since he was a baby...
Read the article...
March 2003 - Goin' Postal Ribbon Cutting
ZEPHYRHILLS—The Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cuffing at Goin' Postal, owned by Marcus and Dr. M.
J, Prices 5310 8th St., on Thursday, March 13.
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the article....
October 2002 - Goin' Postal Offers More Than Mail
ZEPHYRHILLS — MJ. and Marcus Price know it can be stressful trying to find the perfect gift, wrap it and ship it before the holidays.
The Prices, both 31, say that's one of the reasons they recently opened Goin' Postal, 5310 Eighth St .... Read
the article..
August 2002 - New business opens in Zephyrhills
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Goin' Postal offers various services
ZEPHYRHILLS— Marcus Price and Dr. M.J. Price recently opened anew business, a family-owned shipping advertising and gift shop called “Goin' Postal.” It is located at 5310 8th St. , where the couple had operated another business — Cyberjester.com — a few years ago. Read the article...
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