Dive Summary:
- London-based Shutl is hoping it can provide a service that will offer same-day delivery for retail stores that would like to combat Amazon's stranglehold on rush holiday purchases.
- Shutl is able to offer a comparable delivery service, one that will integrate with the checkout pages of retail stores and could offer delivery as fast as an hour-and-a-half.
- As the company expands to the U.S., it faces competition from companies such as Postmates and TaskRabbit, even though both of those companies work directly with consumers and don't integrate with as retail stores.
From the article:
Retailers can integrate Shutl into their checkout pages, where customers can select to have their order delivered ASAP (typically within an hour-and-a-half) or in a one-hour window later that day, so long as they live within a 10-mile radius of a retailer's physical store location. The price varies depending on distance and delivery time, but typically costs $10 or under, says Tom Allason, founder and CEO of Shutl. For comparison, Amazon's same or next-day delivery service costs $3.99 per item for Prime subscribers, or $8.99 + $0.99 per item for non-Prime subscribers. ...
