New Delhi, NFAPost: India Post, India’s leading postal service provider, has announced partnership with Shiprocket, a leading logistics aggregator company, to enhance its last-mile delivery services for various E-commerce products.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India Post, Shiprocket & Pickrr at Dak Bhawan in New Delhi., Director General, Postal Services Alok Sharma, senior officers of the Department of Posts, and representatives of Shiprocket and Pickrr were present during the event.
Bigfoot Retail Solutions (Shiprocket) is an emerging logistics aggregator company with three lakh sellers and 70 million consumers annually. This partnership between India Post and Shiprocket will provide shipping and last-mile delivery services to Shiprocket’s three lakh strong seller base which includes Startups and a large number of small and medium businesses.
The MoU marks a significant milestone for taking e-commerce to the last mile and is expected to benefit millions of customers all over country.
Speaking on occasion, Postal Services Director General Alok Sharma said that it is a momentous occasion.
“This partnership will fulfil the aspirations of rural youth to be benefitted from the e-commerce revolution in the country,” said Postal Services Director General Alok Sharma.
Shiprocket Cofounder and CEO Saahil Goel said the India Post network will provide last-mile connectivity to the ecommerce market player and will facilitate in the penetration of eccommerce services beyond large cities and towns.
“It would enable automated shipping and faster delivery for merchants, resulting in cost-effectiveness and business growth,” said Shiprocket Cofounder and CEO Saahil Goel.
To facilitate this partnership and to provide better services to customers, India Post has ensured IT integration with the IT systems of Shiprocket. This integration has been done through various API for Tariff, Booking, Label Generation, Pickup and Track & Trace.
