Navis Pack & Ship Centers vs InXpress Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Navis Pack & Ship Centers vs InXpress including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Navis Pack & Ship Centers Franchise	InXpress Franchise
Investment	$91,800 - $178,500	$85,600 - $166,990
Franchise Fee	$32,500	$50,000
Royalty Fee	5%	30%
Advertising Fee	-	to 1%
Year Founded	1980	2006
Year Franchised	1984	2006
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	$7.5K	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Navis Pack & Ship Centers Franchise	InXpress Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills	-
Financing Options
	Navis Pack & Ship Centers Franchise	InXpress Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/Yes	-/-
Payroll	No/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Navis Pack & Ship Centers Franchise	InXpress Franchise
Training	7 weeks total including 1 week at an operating location	On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: yes
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Field Operations
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising	Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Navis Pack & Ship Centers Franchise	InXpress Franchise
US Expansion	-	-
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Navis Pack & Ship Centers

Marvin L. Storm founded Navis Pack & Ship Centers in 2000 as part of a packaging and shipping franchise system with Handle With Care Packaging Stores. Navis Pack & Ship Centers provide parcel shipping, custom packaging and crating, pick-up and delivery service, and packaging and shipping supplies.

By late 2002, franchising had focused on Navis Pack & Ship Centers. Parent company Navis Logistics Network maintains a nationwide network of Handle With Care and Navis Pack & Ship franchised locations.

About InXpress

InXpress is a global shipping franchise that helps get the same prices and customer support for small and mid-sized businesses that carriers typically reserve for Fortune 1000 companies. We earn the discounts and increased service through cooperative buying that bundles the revenues of these small businesses together. The global freight market was $700 billion in 2013, and it’s expected to grow to $1.3 trillion by 2023, according to research from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Research and Innovative Technology. Fortune 1000 companies have resources to hire logistics experts - but what about the next 5 million companies that are have a smaller payroll and are less experienced, but that cumulatively represent a huge piece of the shipping market?

The InXpress client value proposition: less hassle + lower expenses + greater communication = opportunity

InXpress has almost 300 franchisees worldwide, and nearly 100 in the United States. Franchisees don’t handle boxes or load trucks. They act as consultants or specialists.

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Veteran Incentives  15% off franchise fee

#384 in Franchise 500 for 2020.