Pak Mail

Name

Pak Mail

Legal name

Annex Brands, Inc.

Website

https://pakmail.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shipping and Logistics Services

NAICS

Couriers and Express Delivery Services (4921)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Post Office Network & Retail Counter Services (TLAAAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Priority / Expedited Mail (Non-Time-Definite) (TLAAAAAE)

Keywords

• Packing and shipping
• Freight forwarding
• Custom crating
• Mailbox rental
• Business services

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Franchise Fees and Royalties: Pak Mail earns revenue through franchise licensing. Annex Brands, Inc. grants franchise rights to independent entrepreneurs to operate Pak Mail locations. Franchisees pay initial fees and ongoing royalties in exchange for using the Pak Mail brand, operational system, marketing support, and access to the network.
2. Shipping and Packing Services: Individual franchise locations generate revenue by providing packing, shipping, crating, and logistics services to residential and business customers. Revenue is derived from service fees for packing, carrier charges for shipping (pass-through), custom crating, and related logistics services. Services include UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL shipping, freight forwarding, specialty packing, and more.
3. Business Support Services: Franchise locations offer ancillary business services including mailbox rental (personal and business), notary services, printing and copying, document shredding, passport photos, fingerprinting, office supplies, and package receiving. These services provide recurring and per-transaction revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pak Mail is a franchise network offering packing, shipping, crating, freight forwarding, and business support services through independently owned and operated locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Core services include domestic and international parcel shipping via multiple carriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL), custom crating and packing for fragile and oversized items, freight forwarding (LTL, truck, air, ocean, last mile delivery), and ancillary business services such as mailbox rentals, notary, printing, document shredding, and passport photos. The franchisor Annex Brands, Inc. coordinates the network of over 200 U.S. and 100+ Mexico locations.

Product overview

Pak Mail is a franchise network offering an integrated suite of packing, shipping, freight, and business services through independently owned and operated locations. The core offering consists of domestic and international parcel shipping across multiple carriers (UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL), complemented by freight forwarding and logistics services (LTL, truck, air, ocean, last mile delivery, warehousing). The product portfolio is extended by custom packing and crating, specialty shipping modules for fine art, antiques, furniture, medical equipment, motorcycles, automobiles, and heavy machinery, as well as business support services including mailbox rentals (personal, business, and virtual via Anytime Mailbox and iPostal1), notary public, printing, document finishing/shredding, passport photos, and cell phone repair (Fast Phone Fix). The franchise model is coordinated by franchisor Annex Brands, with over 200 U.S. locations and 100+ Mexico locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000 paintings shipped per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Shred-itminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2012Pak Mail partnered with Shred-it to offer secure document shredding services at many of its shipping locations nationwide. This partnership added shredding as an ancillary business service available to customers visiting Pak Mail stores for shipping needs.
• The Agora CultureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPak Mail announced a preferred shipping partnership with The Agora Culture, a multi-cultural arts platform where collectors can explore and buy investment-grade pieces from emerging artists. Pak Mail provides specialized shipping services for fine art purchased through the platform.
• Cell Phones for SoldiersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPak Mail partnered with the nonprofit Cell Phones for Soldiers, collecting gently-used cell phones at Pak Mail centers across the country. Donated phones are recycled and proceeds used to buy prepaid calling cards for troops serving overseas. Pak Mail collected more than 17,700 phones resulting in over 1 million minutes of talk time for soldiers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The UPS Store: The largest U.S. retail shipping center franchise (~5,000+ locations) operated as a UPS subsidiary, offering UPS shipping, packing, mailbox rental, notary, and printing services directly comparable to Pak Mail's core offering and customer base.
• Goin' Postal: Independent franchise network of shipping, packaging, and business service centers with similar service mix to Pak Mail; competes for franchisees and SMB/consumer shipping customers in overlapping geographies.
• PostNet: Franchise network of shipping, printing, and business services centers with comparable store-level offerings (packing, shipping, mailbox rental, notary); serves small businesses and consumers in direct competition with Pak Mail locations.
• Navis Pack & Ship: Sister brand under Annex Brands specializing in packing, crating, and freight for large, fragile, and high-value items; directly comparable specialty shipping proposition and overlapping carrier network.
• PostalAnnex: Sister brand under Annex Brands offering shipping, packing, mailbox rental, and business services; competes with Pak Mail for franchisees and end customers under shared corporate ownership.
• AIM Mail Centers: Sister brand under Annex Brands operating retail shipping and business service centers; overlapping service offering and shared franchisor infrastructure creates direct intra-portfolio competition.
• Parcel Plus: Sister brand under Annex Brands providing packing, shipping, and business services; competes with Pak Mail at the franchisee and customer level within the same parent franchisor system.
• Handle With Care Packaging Store: Sister brand under Annex Brands focused on packing, shipping, and crating with emphasis on fragile items; directly comparable specialty shipping services under shared franchisor ownership.
• Postal Center International: Independent retail shipping, packing, and freight services chain; comparable service mix and SMB/consumer target customer base to Pak Mail, particularly strong in Florida and the Southeast U.S.

Broad incumbents

• FedEx Office: Corporate-owned print and ship center chain (formerly FedEx Kinko's) offering FedEx shipping, packing, printing, and business services; overlaps with Pak Mail's counter services but operates at much larger scale and as a single-brand corporate chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pak-mail-centers-of-america-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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