Both brands sell shipping supplies
A Staples aisle full of boxes and tape looks the same whether the counter behind it takes UPS or FedEx. The branding on the shelf is not the branding on the shipping desk.
Retail drop-off
Does Staples have FedEx?
No, not as a counter in the US. Every Staples-hosted shipping desk we can check on ups.com is a UPS Alliance Shipping Partner or a UPS Access Point, and neither listing mentions FedEx anywhere on the page. A FedEx-labeled box handed across a Staples counter has no service built to take it there.
UPS's own listingNo FedEx mentionedRead 2026-08-30
Same shopping trip, wrong counter
Staples sells the box. The counter behind it is built for one carrier, and it isn't FedEx.
What UPS's own listing says about the counter inside Staples
Rather than guess from a store directory, we read the carrier's own page for a real Staples-hosted location.
| Field | What the listing says |
|---|---|
| Host business | Staples |
| Listing type | UPS Alliance Shipping Partner |
| Service description | “Staffed Full-Service UPS Shipping and Drop Off Services” |
| FedEx mentioned | No |
The listing sells UPS packing, printing and drop-off, in the same words UPS uses at its own dedicated Alliance Shipping Partner storefronts. FedEx does not appear anywhere on the page, which lines up with what a shopper actually finds at the counter: someone who can rate, pack and label a UPS shipment, and nothing set up to scan a FedEx barcode. Our full comparison of the two counter types Staples hosts — staffed Alliance Shipping Partner against self-service Access Point — lives on the Staples UPS drop-off guide and isn't repeated here.
Why the confusion exists at all
FedEx's real retail partners are elsewhere
FedEx built its retail drop-off network through different chains, and Staples is not among them. Which chains carry a FedEx counter changes, so the carrier's own location finder is the only list worth trusting on a given day — fedex.com was unreachable from here on 2026-08-30, so this page names no chain on FedEx's behalf.
Search results blur city names into store names
Staples, Minnesota is a real town with its own FedEx-served address, and it shows up in searches for “FedEx Staples” right alongside the office-supply chain. It has nothing to do with the retailer.
Where a FedEx package actually goes
FedEx runs its own network instead: staffed FedEx Office and FedEx Ship Center branches, independent Authorized ShipCenter partners, retail counters hosted inside other chains, and unstaffed street drop boxes. Each type carries its own weight and size ceiling, and we cover all of them in one place rather than re-listing them here.
For the address that actually matters — the one near you, today — use FedEx's own location search rather than a directory or a search engine's summary of one. Retail partnerships open, close and change hands, and the carrier's own finder is the one list that gets updated when that happens.
Where this fact comes from
- UPS, UPS Alliance Shipping Partner in Staples, 500 8th Ave, New York, NY — host business, service description, and the absence of any FedEx reference on the listing. Read 2026-08-30.
Staples and UPS both open, close and reclassify retail counters without notice. This page states what one live listing shows today; check the specific store you plan to use before driving over, the same advice we give for any drop-off channel.
Staples and FedEx, asked plainly
Does Staples have FedEx?
Not as a counter you can walk up to in the US. The Staples-hosted shipping desks we can check are listed on ups.com as a UPS Alliance Shipping Partner or a UPS Access Point, and neither listing mentions FedEx. A FedEx label has nowhere to go at a Staples counter built for UPS.
Which carrier does Staples actually partner with?
UPS. UPS's own listing for the Staples location we checked describes it as offering Staffed Full-Service UPS Shipping and Drop Off Services, with no mention of any other carrier on the page.
So where can I actually drop off a FedEx package?
FedEx runs its own network of staffed FedEx Office and FedEx Ship Center branches, Authorized ShipCenter partners, retail counters hosted inside other chains, and street drop boxes. Our FedEx drop-off guide lists the weight and size ceiling for each; FedEx's own location finder shows what is open near a given address today.
Could a specific Staples location still take a FedEx box?
We cannot rule out an individual arrangement at one address, but it would not be the normal case. Every Staples-hosted shipping listing this page checked runs through UPS, and no Staples location appears in FedEx's retail drop-off network. Search the FedEx location finder for the store you actually plan to use rather than assuming.