MBE Worldwide Acquires World Options
MBE Worldwide S.p.A. (“MBE”) based in Milan, Italy is pleased to announce the acquisition of a majority ownership share of World Options, a UK-based provider of shipping, delivery and logistics services with more than 120 partners and agents across the UK, USA, Australia, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
MBE Worldwide is a leading commerce-enablement platform providing e-commerce, fulfillment, shipping, marketing, and print solutions to SMBs and consumers. In 2021, MBE served over 1 mln business customers worldwide generating €1.01 bln (US$1.2 bln) of system-wide sales, through its 2,900+ service centers in 53 countries, and €24 bln (US$28.5 bln) of gross merchandise value traded through its PrestaShop e-commerce solutions.
World Options is a tech-enabled shipping service provider, serving over 10,000 small and medium-sized businesses with all their shipping needs, from small parcels to large freight, both domestically and internationally. The company operates through a successful network of partners and agents throughout the UK, US, Australia, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
The acquisition represents another relevant step in MBE’s growth, adding a committed network of sales-oriented entrepreneurs and strengthening the company’s position as a global commerce platform for businesses.
“World Options is an excellent strategic addition for MBE because of its entrepreneur-driven, people-centric, customer-first business model, which perfectly fits with MBE business and culture,” said Paolo Fiorelli, Chairman, and CEO of MBE. “We welcome World Options to the MBE family and we look forward to working together to continue strengthening our integrated platform - both physical and digital - to support our customers’ growth.”
“This is an exciting development for World Options,” said Stewart Butler, CEO, and Founder of World Options. “Combining forces with MBE creates unique opportunities to grow our business in new ways to benefit our partners and our loyal customers with colleagues similarly steeped in managing a franchise-based network of entrepreneurs.”
About MBE Worldwide
MBE Worldwide S.p.A. (“MBE”), a privately-owned company with its headquarters in Italy, is a Global Commerce enabler for SMBs and consumers thanks to its platform providing eCommerce, fulfillment, shipping, marketing, and print solutions via multi-brand operations: PrestaShop, Mail Boxes Etc. (except the US and Canada), PostNet, Pack & Send, Spedingo.com, AlphaGraphics, Multicopy, Print Speak, GEL Proximity, and World Options. The combination of its physical platform - which currently counts 3,100+ Solution Centers in 53 countries with more than 12.500 associates - with its PrestaShop eCommerce platform served 1+ Mln business customers in FY2021 generating €1.07 bln (US$1.26 bln) of System-Wide Sales and €24 bln (US$28.5 bln) of eCommerce Gross Merchandise Value.
About World Options
Established approximately 20 years ago, World Options is a provider of shipping solutions for business customers utilizing the franchise model counting over 120 partners in the UK, USA, Australia, Netherlands, and Belgium, along with over 10,000 business customers. The World Options business is managed through online channels, by a network of partners and agents without retail locations.
