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Service Update: Fire At Fort McMurray, Alberta

Dated May 6, 2016. In compliance with evacuation orders mandated by the Province of Alberta, UPS has temporarily suspended all service into and out of the Fort McMurray area. All volume in the UPS system will be held locally until conditions permit safe access. Continue to check ups.com^®for the latest information on service delays and to track the status of your packages. Our thoughts are with all the residents and their families throughout this difficult time.

The UPS Store Launches New Program to Help Canadian Small Businesses

Toronto, Ontario, May 28, 2013 – With summer just around the corner; The UPS Store has fired up an exciting new program designed specifically for Canadian small business owners that offers substantial savings and great offers from its partners, such as Aeroplan®.

The Get More Small Business Solutions Program is available through all The UPS Store locations across Canada and offers savings on the company’s most popular products and services. Members will be able to save 10% on almost everything in-store, including; UPS shipping, packaging supplies and service, mailbox rentals and services such as forwarding or holding, printing and copying, as well as document finishing and much more.

The UPS Store has also partnered with many of their business service partners to provide even more added value for their members. ‘Get More’ Members will earn 1 bonus, Aeroplan® Miles for every dollar they spend at The UPS Store in Canada, with an additional 500 bonus Miles when they make their first purchase as a ‘Get More’ Member.

“The UPS Store has been working to support small businesses in Canada for years,” says David Druker, President of The UPS Store, Canada. “Small businesses do not usually have the luxury of big business resources and big business budgets. Our ‘Get More’ program is just one more way that The UPS Store is working to help small businesses thrive in Canada.”

New members can register online at www.theupsstore.ca. Registered members will start enjoying the in-store savings and collecting bonus Aeroplan® Miles immediately with their first transaction.

About The UPS Store

With over 360 franchised locations, The UPS Store is Canada’s largest network of print and copy centres. The UPS Store offers complete business support services such as digital colour and black and white printing, full document finishing, worldwide shipping and packaging services, mailbox rentals with 24 hour access, mail forwarding, package/mail and fax receiving, and mail fulfillment. The UPS Store operations in Canada are owned and managed by Oakville, Ontario based MBEC Communications L.P. The UPS Store name is used in Canada under a master license by The UPS Store, Inc., a UPS company.

For more information, please contact:
Michelle Konashewych
Director of Operations
905-338-9754
[email protected]

Aeroplan and The UPS Store Deliver New Partnership for Members

Members can now earn miles on all their business needs

Montreal, QC, May 6, 2013 – Aeroplan today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with The UPS Store Canada, the largest franchised network of retail shipping, print and business service centres in Canada. This agreement will enable Aeroplan Members to earn Aeroplan Miles in an additional retail category that focuses on small and medium business owners who have need for courier, packaging, mail box and printing services.

Starting today, members will be able to earn 1 mile per $1 spent at more than 360 participating stores across Canada. In addition, members who sign up for a The UPS Store Get More card will also receive:

• 1 miles for every $1 spent (to a maximum of $1,000)
• 500 miles for sign up

“We’re excited to partner with The UPS Store, whose network of stores are a neighbourhood resource for many small businesses and individuals in Canada,” said David Houston, Vice President, Partnerships, Aeroplan. “This relationship builds upon our commitment to not only broaden the scope of our program but provides members, including owners of small and medium size businesses in communities across the country with the opportunity to earn Aeroplan Miles on their daily business activities.”

“Franchisees of The UPS Store work with small businesses every day. Our new relationship with Aeroplan gives these small business customers one additional way to run their operations more effectively and efficiently when they do business with The UPS Store in their neighbourhood,” said David Druker, President of The UPS Store Canada.

“In addition, Aeroplan offers the opportunity for a valued recommendation from a trusted source to its members to experience the truly amazing customer connection and service that our franchise network and The UPS Store brand has to offer.”

For more information, please visit: www.aeroplan.com.

About Aeroplan
Aeroplan, Canada’s premier coalition loyalty program, is owned by Aimia Inc., a global leader in loyalty management. Aeroplan’s millions of members earn Aeroplan Miles with its growing network of over 75 world-class partners, representing more than 150 brands in the financial, retail, and travel sectors. In 2012, approximately 2.3 million rewards were issued to members including more than 1.5 million flights on Air Canada and Star Alliance carriers which offer travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide. In addition to flights, members also have access to over 1,000 exciting specialty, merchandise, hotel, car rental and experiential rewards.
For more information about Aeroplan, please visit www.aeroplan.com or www.aimia.com.

About The UPS Store
In October 2012, The UPS Store brand celebrated its 7th anniversary in Canada, although the network has been servicing small businesses in Canada since 1988 under the brand name Mail Boxes Etc. The franchise concept originated in the United States, and was brought to Canada in 1988 when the master license for the Mail Boxes Etc. brand was purchased from MBE Head Office in San Diego, CA. The chain rebranded to The UPS Store on October 3, 2005.
Currently there are over 360 The UPS Store locations in neighbourhoods across Canada offering support to small business. Among the many services offered are: black and white and colour copying; document finishing, including binding and laminating; worldwide courier services; packaging services;digital output; fax services; business printing; computer and graphic services; 24-hour private mail and parcel receiving; email and internet access; computer rentals; office supplies.

For more information, please contact:

Christa Poole
Aeroplan
416-352-3745
[email protected]

Michelle Konashewych
Director of Operations
905-338-9754
[email protected]

The UPS Store Canada Launches New Responsive Website

(TORONTO) May 2, 2013 – The UPS Store Canada has teamed up with Reshift Media to create and launch a network of websites encompassing both its national headquarters and its more than 360 locations across Canada.

The new site, www.theupsstore.ca, is stylistically consistent with The UPS Store’s US website, and is enhanced with additional functionality, including search and mobile optimization. The website incorporates leading-edge responsive design and includes small business-focused tools to ensure clients can easily access all of the services The UPS Store provides through both web and mobile, including shipping and parcel tracking, printing services, mailboxes and packaging.

The UPS Store Canada worked closely with Reshift Media to develop a website that includes:

Responsive HTML 5 design for a seamless experience on desktop, tablet and mobile
French and English versions
Individual pages for all of The UPS Store Canada’s 360+ locations, allowing local store owners the flexibility to customize their sites and include information relevant to their communities
Social media integration on the local pages, building on The UPS Store Canada’s previously announced social media initiative, enabling small businesses to share useful information and tools within their favorite social networks
Full search engine optimization, both in terms of content and underlying metadata and technology

“Because of the competitive nature of the industry, we spent a lot of time on keyword research and looking at historical keyword reports to help inform our on-page optimization efforts, the navigation, and the architecture that underpins the site,” says Carly Steven, VP of Search at Reshift Media. “It was great working with The UPS Store Canada, who understands that customers are increasingly finding businesses through search and mobile.”

“Our customers know The UPS Store as a solution to helping their small businesses run efficiently,” says David Druker. “Ensuring that our website can be as much a resource to these customers online as our stores are to them in person was extremely important to us and our network of over 360 small businesses, the franchisees of The UPS Store Canada.”

The new site launched May 1, 2013. For more information, please visit www.theupsstore.ca.

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About The UPS Store

With over 360 franchised locations, The UPS Store is Canada’s largest network of print and copy centres. The UPS Store offers complete business support services such as digital colour and black and white printing, full document finishing, worldwide shipping and packaging services, mailbox rentals with 24 hour access, mail forwarding, package/mail and fax receiving, and mail fulfillment. The UPS Store operations in Canada are owned and managed by Oakville, Ontario- based MBEC Communications L.P. The UPS Store name is used in Canada under a master license by The UPS Store, Inc., a UPS company.
For more information, please visit www.theupsstore.ca.

About Reshift Media

Reshift Media Inc. is a digital marketing company that works with businesses and their advertising agencies to develop, implement and manage social, search and mobile campaigns. For more information, please visit www.reshiftmedia.com or contact [email protected].

The UPS Store Amplifies Its Local Facebook Reach with Reshift Media

(TORONTO) April 3, 2013 – The UPS Store Canada has partnered with Reshift Media to translate the tremendous reach of their nationwide physical locations into a strong, local social media presence.

As part of the initiative, The UPS Store has launched a comprehensive Facebook strategy to provide valuable information and tools for its customers and local small business owners through its national network of franchises.

At the core of the program is a locally-oriented social strategy which uses Facebook’s Parent-Child infrastructure (which allows brands to connect their corporate Facebook pages to all of their local ones) to create a Facebook presence for each of The UPS Store Canada’s more than 360 locations. This will allow The UPS Canada Store to establish a strong corporate Facebook page while also reaching and engaging their local customers through pages dedicated to each store and its community.

“We know that our small business clients are increasingly using social media and mobile to interact with customers and suppliers to transact business,” said David Druker, President of The UPS Store Canada. “Our objective is to assist small businesses by providing helpful tools and information wherever and whenever they need them, using both our national and local Facebook pages.”

The initiative is being implemented by Reshift Media, a digital marketing company specializing in social media, search and mobile.

In addition to creating a social media presence for each location, The UPS Store is the first to implement Reshift Media’s proprietary Social Brand Amplifier™ software, which builds on Facebook’s Parent-Child functionality by allowing brands to update and manage all of their local Facebook pages easily and efficiently. The Social Brand Amplifier™ software, which is unique to Reshift Media, enables companies to cascade national content (either across all Facebook pages, or to select geographies/demographics), and to centrally consolidate reporting and notifications while still allowing for local franchisee participation.

“The Facebook Parent-Child structure is a great first step for multi-location businesses, especially as it’s becoming increasingly important for Facebook pages to be tied to a local address for mobile and Facebook Graph Search,” said Mahmoud Ghali, VP of Technology at Reshift Media. “But setting up hundreds of local Facebook pages is not ideal if you don’t have the resources to actively manage each one. The Social Brand Amplifier™ really is the best of both worlds; it allows the brand to cascade relevant content including promotions and offers, while still allowing for strong local involvement.”

As part of the initiative, The UPS Store Canada is also working with Reshift Media to relaunch its website (www.theupsstore.ca), including all of its local properties (www.theupsstorelocal.ca). The website will incorporate leading-edge responsive design and include small business-focused functionality to ensure clients can easily access all of the services The UPS Store provides through both web and mobile, including shipping and parcel tracking, printing services, mailboxes and packaging. Small businesses can expect to see new features launch over the next several weeks.

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About The UPS Store

With over 360 franchised locations, The UPS Store is Canada’s largest network of print and copy centres. The UPS Store offers complete business support services such as digital colour and black and white printing, full document finishing, worldwide shipping and packaging services, mailbox rentals with 24 hour access, mail forwarding, package/mail and fax receiving, and mail fulfillment. The UPS Store operations in Canada are owned and managed by Oakville, Ontario- based MBEC Communications L.P. The UPS Store name is used in Canada under a master license by The UPS Store, Inc., a UPS company.
For more information, please visit www.theupsstore.ca

About Reshift Media

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