Growth History
Store locations
One can look at the growth of UPS over the past 100 years as an iterative geographical expansion. UPS began as an intra-city business in Seattle in 1907, and had expanded to Oakland, California, by 1919. Over the next 58 years, UPS established stores across the United States, opening its first one in New York City in 1930. In this manner, UPS extended its service through its new locations just like any expanding retailer and, in the process, became an intercity package deliverer.
The company’s geographical expansion went international in 1975, when UPS opened a store in Ontario, Canada. European expansion began in 1976, with a new store in Düsseldorf, Germany. UPS then expanded continually throughout the world: the Asia-Pacific region in