ecommerce enablement platform Shiprocket has set its sights on facilitating ecommerce transactions for the offline general trade segment, cofounder and chief executive Saahil Goel told ET.
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The company has launched a WhatsApp storefront bot, and is also rolling out a quick shipping service for small businesses and direct sellers.
It has rolled out the fast-delivery offering Shiprocket Quick across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.
“We will build a new stack (for the offline merchant)...it will evolve as we work with these merchants,” Goel said. “The inquiries that we receive are that for the same shipping fee they want deliveries to happen in a faster manner.”
The Gurgaon-based company, which is also backed by Tribe Capital and Info Edge, has partnered with hyperlocal logistics platforms, including Porter, Ola, Borzo, Loadshare, Shadowfax and Zypp Electric, to aggregate and offer their delivery fleets to customers.
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