PUDO Inc announced that it has entered a three-year agreement with Metro Logistics Inc , part of the Metro Supply Chain Group.
Pursuant to the agreement, PUDO will provide Metro’s online retail customers with additional choices for convenient delivery locations in Canada. Utilizing PUDO’s integrated FUSE API software and a rapidly growing network of PUDOpoints, the service provides a new ease of pick-up and return for online purchasers.
“With Metro’s experience in eCommerce fulfillment, and their commitment to custom solutions, this partnership will allow Metro to offer the most efficient and cost effective delivery path between their online retailers and customers final delivery destination of choiceâ€, said Frank Coccia, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PUDO Inc. “Our agreement with Metro is an amazing step forward for Metro’s eCommerce retailers as well as for the evolution of the PUDO brand.â€
Metro’s Head of eCommerce Development, Tony Jasinski agrees: “Delivery, which includes convenience,is such an important facet of today’s direct-to-consumer brands. PUDO’s shared resource network model represents the kind of innovation we look for in terms of giving our retail clients an edge in a very competitive space.”
About Metro Logistics Inc., part of Metro Supply Chain Group
The Metro Supply Chain Group of Companies is a Canadian-owned leading provider of third-party logistics (3PL) services across North America and Europe with more than 5,000 associates in the team. It supplies customized services to all industry sectors with a significant presence in the consumer packaged goods, retail and automotive sectors. The Group manages over 12 million sq. ft. of strategically located warehousing and co-pack centres and has transportation solutions that include managed transport services, dedicated fleet management and global time critical logistics response. For more information,
visit metroscg.com.
About PUDO Inc.
Founded in 2015, PUDO Inc. is developing North America’s only “carrier-neutral†parcel pick-up/drop-off network. No other company in North America offers staffed retail locations; open for extended hours, to receive consumer deliveries by any carrier. PUDOpoints include convenience stores, gas station minimarts, and grocery stores.
Through the PUDOpoint™ network, consumers can control parcel deliveries – receiving online parcels wherever they want, whenever they want – a fully customizable and convenient method of delivery.
When packages arrive at the chosen PUDOpoint, customers are automatically notified via text or email that their package has arrived and is ready for pick-up. eCommerce companies and other shippers utilizing PUDO can save on residential “last mile†delivery costs. Consumers can avoid the frustration and inconvenience of missed or stolen deliveries. The final destination of the parcel becomes the safe, staffed retail environment of a PUDOpoint.
With a growing network of PUDOpoint locations across the U.S. and Canada, PUDO is revolutionizing the North American parcel shipping model. PUDO was recently named one of the Top 20 most innovative public technology companies by the Canadian Innovation Exchange. For more information, please visit: www.pudoinc.com or www.pudopoint.com
For further information about PUDO, please contact:
Karen Speight,
Direct: 1-506-694-1250,
kspeight@pudoinc.com
For further information about Metro, please contact:
Tom Prittie,
Direct: 1-416-605-8874,
tprittie@MetroSCG.com
