The UPS Store® Business Overview

Store # 2682

West Windsor / Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Overview & History

• The West Windsor UPS Store was first opened in November 6, 1996.

• This store mainly serves West Windsor, Princeton Junction, East Windsor, Cranbury, Monroe and part of Plainsboro.

• Most of the customer base are families, small business, retirees.

• This store is the only packaging and shipping store in the town of West Windsor / Princeton Junction.

Location/Shopping Center Information

• This store was one of the first stores when the shopping center first opened in 1996.

• Most of the traffic in the shopping center is generated from McCaffreys and Carlucci’s Grill.

Operating Structure

• This store is managed by a store manager with some guidance by the owner.

• The network is remotely accessible. Almost every computer task, from printing, accessing reports to booking keeping, can be done from outside the store.

• Usually 2 employees are enough to work in the center. 3 employees are required from October to December.

Market Conditions – Demographics• The West Windsor / Princeton Junction area has one of the best

demographics outside the Princeton area. There is a high number of high income families. Monroe has a high number of retirees that travel.

• West Windsor is ranked 30th among the highest-income places with a population of at least 10,000 in the United States.

• Forbes named West Windsor as the 15th most affluent neighborhood in the U.S., with a median household income of $134353.

• Parts of West Windsor are undeveloped farming land. Since the value of West Windsor real estate is high, developers are attracted to creating more housing in this area.

• West Windsor has plans to create a new shopping center across from the Southfield center. This may add to the retail shopping traffic in this part of Princeton Hightstown road.

Physical Assets• 3 computers for counter / shipping use• 3 computers for back office / document services use• Additional network cables for additional PCs or laptops• Network infrastructure connects all computer together with the

color copier as a printer.• Fax machine for sending only• Faxes received electronically into the computer network. Faxes

can be accessed remotely from outside of the store.• Color copier and B/W copier networked (leased)• Pitney Bowes mail machine (leased)• 2 Laminating machines• 1 comb binder• 3 dollies for transferring heavy packages• A refrigerator for employee use• A microwave and a toaster for employee use• Store stereo connected to ceiling speakers• Water cooler• 37 inch television

Financial Statements

• Available upon request: Profit and Loss

Balance Sheet

Performance charts/graphs

Sales mix

Miscellaneous

• Marketing materials

www.upsstorewestwindsor.com searchable from google, yahoo and msn

The Advantages of owning the UPS Store in West Windsor.

 

The entrepreneur has advantages in owning a UPS Store. Since this store offers services that are related to conducting business, it is best to own your own UPS Store to work together with another business you own. Owning a UPS store can work well with other ventures or businesses.

 

Graphic Design Business

If you own or plan to build a graphic design business, the kinds of advantages in owning the UPS Store in West Windsor are as follows:

- High quality color printing

- High resolution scanning

- Business mailbox address

- Business fax

- Document services

- Laminating and Binding 

Ebay Business

If you own or plan to build an ebay business, the kinds of advantages in owning the UPS Store in West Windsor are as follows:

- UPS shipping and package tracking

- Direct access to the UPS claims department

- Direct access to package tracking information

- Expert packaging and packing supplies

- Business mailbox address

- Inventory can be kept in the store

- Liquidation.com has a pickup warehouse 10 minutes away in Cranbury, NJ

 

Online Retail Commerce

If you own or plan to build an online store, the kinds of advantages in owning the UPS Store in West Windsor are as follows:

- UPS shipping and package tracking

- Direct access to the UPS claims department

- Direct access to package tracking information

- Expert packaging and packing supplies

- Business mailbox address

- Business fax

- Inventory can be kept in the store

- Liquidation.com has a pickup warehouse 10 minutes away in Cranbury, NJ

 

Marketing Business

If you own or plan to build a marketing business, the kinds of advantages in owning the UPS Store in West Windsor are as follows:

- High quality color printing

- High resolution scanning

- Business mailbox address

- Business fax

- Document services

- Laminating and Binding

- Store front traffic

- Can partner with Sign-A-Rama which can create signs from digital files and they are located three miles away in East Windsor, NJ

- Static IP address in the store to run a web server

 

Most Businesses

No matter what business you own or plan to create, owning a UPS Store can provide you with all or any one of these services:

- High quality color printing

- High speed Black and White printing

- Business mailbox address

- Business fax

- Document services

- Notary services

- Post Office services

- Expert packaging and packing supplies

- Office supplies

 

All businesses need either mailroom services, shipping services and document services. So, whatever business you wish to be in, your business will work well in conjunction with owning a UPS Store. So, owning this store is ideal for someone or some group with an entrepreneurial mind set.

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Marketing

Our Competitive Advantage

Our main advantage over our competition is that our staff will personally help you with your packing, document, lamination, binding and shipping needs. We are the most experienced and resourceful packing experts in the area. We have the latest air pickup in the area so you can still get your package arriving the next morning if you drop it off with us before 6:00PM. We are the only store in the area that offers 24 hour mailbox rental service. You can upload or email your documents for us to print in black in white or in color. We are happy to help you with any document services needs. We are the only store in the area that are helpful in scanning, binding, laminating and graphic design all in the same location.

Staples

440 Rt. 130 SouthE. Windsor, NJ 08520609-443-4440Fax: 609-443-5109Store Number: 0670Monday - Friday: 7:00am-9:00pmSaturday: 9:00am-9:00pmSunday: 10:00am-6:00pmCompetitive Advantage: Noticeable location, accessible from highwayDisadvantage: a young and inexperienced staff, limited selection of boxes. Early air pickup

 

PakMail

Route 130 NorthE. Windsor, NJ 08520Competitive Advantage: Highway location.Disadvantage: inexperienced staff, limited selection of boxes.

Triangle of East Windsor

(609) 448-8161 222 Dutch Neck RdHightstown, NJ 08520Competitive Advantage: Equipment for high volume printingDisadvantage: hidden location

Minuteman Press

(609) 395-9985 2674 Us Highway 130Cranbury, NJ 08512Competitive Advantage: Noticeable location, accessible from highway, Equipment for high volume printingDisadvantage: take only high volume jobs

Old Hights Print Shop

(609) 443-4700177 Mercer St Hightstown, NJCompetitive Advantage: Equipment for high volume printing, located in downtown HightstownDisadvantage: high UPS rates, limited packing expertise, take only high volume jobs

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