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Startup Company Knits Local Courier Services Together

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    Shutl CEO Tom Allason weighs in on his delivery business.

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Thanks very much Jamie retail giant eBay and Wal-Mart are launching same day delivery in select cities.

But a small British startup -- with five million dollars in venture capital funding.

Is aiming to gain a foothold right here in the rapidly growing quick delivery retail segment joining us from San Francisco -- com Alison.

Founder and CEO of shuttle things for -- and whether -- Tom first of all.

-- kind of values and if I do we really need same day delivery what can I wait two days.

That that happened you can wait two days if you want to.

-- view is that sometimes you don't want to -- proposition is not she just about getting delivered right away.

Is letting the -- get delivery when they wanted to which is either right away within minutes of -- it's not quickest Libby today it took less than fifteen minutes.

All within a one out windows of the shoppers' choice.

Often say -- day or any day and also this operates 24 hours a day 365.

Days a year yeah.

And can be offered to the consume that at a comparable price point the standard for the very which often even means free so my question would be.

Why wouldn't you want to get fuel to shuffled.

Archaeologist walk at a store I guess some by the product there but yet does sound like a rather compelling pitch that you started this whole shebang for all like five million dollars in funding.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- They tried to invent their entire network all you're doing his knitting together a whole bunch of already existing local courier services right.

That's correct.

So where we aggregate the capacity of these local point to point -- companies.

-- official distance -- can be very cost effective this is the traditional.

Pub in -- UPS FedEx -- -- -- that retailers and shoppers I used to working with.

Could you ever end up actually child you this type of model with the same day delivery -- get a local curt can it ever truly challenge UPS and FedEx.

Is it about right UPS UPS UPS or investors.

An -- -- say.

-- -- to meet for me to say that but.

Yeah all view is certainly that for a share of the consumers' wallets.

-- we would we would be competitive.

Yes and you know what if you farewell here even after ten dollars.

Per delivery price I'm thinking and a takeover offer from UPS may be in your future sir thanks for being let us Tom Allison.

Thanks avenue then it's okay.

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