One in 12 orders on Shopify are made locally
Shopify
Inc. (NYSE: SHOP, TSX: SH), a leading cloud-based, multichannel
commerce platform, today announced a partnership with Uber to offer
UberRUSH delivery services to Shopify merchants. Starting today,
merchants enrolled in the program can offer their local customers
same-day delivery. The UberRUSH program will begin with a select number
of Shopify merchants located in New York City, Chicago, and San
Francisco and will be rolled out to additional cities over time.
“Today’s partnership with Uber is another way for us to improve the
entire shipping process for our 175,000+ merchants,” said Brennan Loh,
Head of Product Partnerships at Shopify. "In New York City, one in eight
orders on Shopify have been purchased by shoppers within 20 miles of a
merchant, which is why we're excited to work with Uber. Merchants can
now offer an affordable, same-day delivery option for their local
customers."
“We take a great deal of pride in providing an amazing experience for
our customers,” said Ronnie Fieg, Owner of Kith. “With UberRush,
customers unable to make the trip into our store will now have the
opportunity to have that product in their hands, almost immediately.”
“Our goal with UberRUSH is to allow merchants the ability to access our
on-demand delivery network in a way that works for them," said Jason
Droege, Head of UberEVERYTHING. "By partnering with a leading commerce
platform like Shopify, we were able to easily integrate UberRUSH into
the commerce experience without any additional hassle to merchants while
giving them the ability to immediately grow their businesses.”
Shopify merchants enrolled in the program will have the opportunity to
provide their customers with the option of choosing UberRUSH as a
delivery method upon checkout. The merchant will just have to pack the
order, request an Uber pickup and a few minutes later, an UberRUSH
courier will arrive to deliver the order to the customer. Both the
customer and the merchant can easily track the exact location from
pickup to drop off right from Shopify.
Shopify merchants can sign up to be notified when UberRUSH will be
available in their area. To learn more about the partnership between
Shopify and Uber, please visit: shopify.com/uber.
About Shopify
Shopify is a leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform
designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Merchants can use the
software to design, set up and manage their stores across multiple sales
channels, including web, mobile, social media such as Pinterest and
Facebook, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform
also provides a merchant with a powerful back-office and a single view
of their business. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability
and scale, using enterprise-level technology made available to
businesses of all sizes. Shopify currently powers over 175,000
businesses in approximately 150 countries, including: Tesla Motors,
Budweiser, Wikipedia, LA Lakers, the New York Stock Exchange,
GoldieBlox, and many more.
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