Staples, UPS Launch Co-Branded Stores In China
October
2007: Staples Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. formed a joint
venture to launch co-branded stores in China.The companies said Monday
the stores, to be called Staples UPS Express, will provide office
supplies and document-processing services from Staples, Framingham,
Mass., as well as packaging and international shipping services from
UPS, the Atlanta package-delivery company.The first two Staples UPS
Express sites opened Monday in Beijing, and two more locations are
expected to open in Shanghai by the end of the year.The companies said
the move builds on their “long-term” alliance.