Postal Connections franchise
2024 filing · April 12, 2024Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Postal Connections at a glance
A shipping and mailing store offering packing, shipping, copying, key cutting and related services. At the end of 2023 there were 38 Postal Connections locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Blue Stamp Franchise Company
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1996
- 28 years of selling franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $134K–$239K
- Retail store
- Franchise fee
- $35,900
- Includes the first year's trade association membership.
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross volume, paid monthly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 2% of gross volume, up to $225 a month
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 38
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 38
- Company-owned
- 0
- Change in 3 years
- −2
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
- States
- 17
- Most in California, Oregon and Pennsylvania
From Blue Stamp Franchise Company’s 2024 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 151; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Postal Connections among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Postal Connections | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $186,735 | Costs less than 71% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $35,900 | Lower than 60% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 38 | More than 60% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $373,449 | Lower than 84% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 2.0× | Higher than 64% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Postal Connections franchise costs
Opening retail store costs an estimated $134,320 to $239,150. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, page 14
Postal Connections franchise fee
The franchise fee is $35,900, Includes the first year's trade association membership.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross volume, paid monthly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross volume, up to $225 a month. |
| Technology Support Fee | $100 |
| Transfer Fee | $5,000 (for a PC/ISI Store) or $1,500 for an @Home Location |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from pages 10–11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Postal Connections publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $373,449
- Median sales
- $336,787
Yearly figures for 2023, covering franchised Postal Connections and iSOLD It stores reporting 2023 revenue. The average is about 2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, pages 39–40
SBA loans to Postal Connections franchisees
Lenders approved 42 SBA 7(a) loans for Postal Connections franchisees from 1998 to 2026, $4.66M in all. Of the 35 that have ended, 27 were paid in full and 8 were charged off (22.9%). The other 7 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2023 / 2021–2023. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Postal Connections | Typical shipping brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | −2.6% / −5% | +1.6% / +2% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 2.6% / 18% | 4.3% / 16% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical shipping brand is the median of the 9 brands in shipping franchises with three years of counts.
How Postal Connections compares
Of the 12 shipping franchises on this site, Postal Connections is the 8th cheapest to open and the 8th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Postal Connections | Typical shipping brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $134K | $128K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $239K | $236K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $36K | $38K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $373K | $530K | $794K |
| US locations | 38 | 51 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 9 of 12 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 12 brands in shipping franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 (+1) | 0 | +3 | −2 |
| 2022 | 39 (−2) | 0 | +2 | −4 |
| 2023 | 38 (−1) | 0 | 0 | −1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, page 41
Where Postal Connections locations are
At the end of 2023, Postal Connections had franchised locations in 17 states. The most are in California, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
- California7
- Oregon7
- Pennsylvania5
- Arizona3
- Delaware2
- Florida2
| State | Franchised |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Oregon | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Delaware | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
All 17 states
| Nevada | 1 |
|---|---|
| New York | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, page 42
Who owns Postal Connections?
Postal Connections franchises are sold by Blue Stamp Franchise Company. Its filing names no parent company.
From Blue Stamp Franchise Company’s 2024 filing, page 6.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Blue Stamp Franchise Company, 2024 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Postal Connections filings
The figures on this page come from Blue Stamp Franchise Company’s 2024 filing, issued April 12, 2024, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | April 12, 2024 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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