PUDO Inc. ("PUDO" or the "Company") (CSE: PDO; OTCQB; PDPTF), announced today that it has entered a three-year agreement with Metro Logistics Inc. ("Metro"), 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 choice", 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."
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 Supply Chain
Metro Supply Chain is a strategic supply chain solutions partner for some of the world’s fastest growing and most recognizable organizations. Managing more than 12 million square feet in over 96 sites across North America and Europe with a team of 6,000, it is the largest privately-owned supply chain solutions company based in Canada. For almost 50 years, Metro Supply Chain’s scale, wide capabilities and entrepreneurial structure has enabled it to meet its customers’ most challenging supply chain needs, including the creation of complex e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery networks.
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 mini-marts, 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. Follow PUDO on Facebook and Twitter.