3@1 and franchisees Lynetia and Andre Botha started the year with a bang with the opening of the brand’s first ever Express store in South Africa.

3@1 Business Express launched in Middelburg Mall recently and has been swamped with customers coming to satisfy their printing, courier and postal and business service needs. Store manager Natasha Bird explains the 3-in-1 solution on offer to clients in a great new environment with the latest technology: “We print in digital, wide format, hotographic and litho and stock printing products like cartridges and paper. 3@1 takes care of the client’s postage, offering post boxes and a fast, reliable national and international courier through our service partner, Aramex. We offer a fantastic range of business services like graphic design, digital services such as Facebook marketing and newsletters, corporate gifts, clothing and other branded material.”

As is the case across all of 3@1’s national and international stores (now numbering more than 60), the customer profile varies greatly – everyone from busy moms organising their homes through to builders, engineers, DIY and craft-enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, companies and organisations – each one assured of ‘friendly service, seven days a week’ as per the store assistants’ motto.