Silcon Valley based same-day delivery crowd-sourced firm Deliv has revealed it will now be offering a same-day fulfilment service for Shopify merchants.
Deliv already serves retailers like Macy’s, Best Buy and PetSmart to deliver same-day but the new partnership will enable Shopify retailers (in the USA for now) to offer time-slotted, same-day delivery to shoppers. The new delivery offering is powered by the Shopify plug-in Zapiet.
So what is Deliv?
They claim to provide a new last mile delivery solution to power same-day delivery for retailers and businesses. Whether you want to integrate Deliv into your ecommerce site or simply book a local delivery today, they can deliver the goods. Even within the hour.
They have also recently launched Deliv Rx which is a specialist same-day delivery service for pharmacies, hospitals, medical device companies, dentists and others in healthcare who have specific delivery needs.
It’s US based only at the moment but is operating in 35 cities nationwide including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa and Washington DC. There’s definitely space for a similar UK service, now Shutl has gone quiet after the eBay buy-out.
As they say of their business:
Part of our business model is we are an assets-free logistics company. When it comes to storage, the retailers are one place of where storage is. If you think about us in the world of driving, think of us as the airport shuttle versus the taxi. By definition, if we’re focused on scheduled deliveries, our focus and technology is about adding as many stops to our routes as possible.
– Daphne Carmeli, Chief Executive Officer
Same-day is definitely a trend that ecommerce merchants need to be keeping track of. Specifically retailers in metropolitan areas should be looking for a provider so that they can serve high-spending, time conscious shoppers.
