The e-commerce platform Shopify is acquiring the fulfillment and inventory management startup Deliverr in a $2.1B deal that will create an end-to-end logistics network that combines Shopify's self-operated warehouse hubs with Deliverr's third-party distribution partners.
Ottawa, Canada-based Shopify said the acquisition will increase access to next-day and two-day delivery services for merchants who store inventory and fulfill orders on the Shopify Fulfillment Network (SFN).
"Our goal is to not only level the playing field for independent businesses, but to tilt it in their favor—turning their size and agility into their superpower, Shopify CEO Toby Lutke said, in a blog post.
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