Google buys BufferBox, a parcel storage service for shoppers

December 02, 2012

Google has bought some more storage, but not the digital kind. The company has acquired BufferBox, a Canadian startup that offers temporary storage lockers where people can receive online purchases when they're not at home. BufferBox is based in Waterloo, Ontario, and has a network of storage lockers in the area around Toronto. Users sign up for the service and then provide a BufferBox shipping address to online retailers. Parcels get delivered to the lockers, and users retrieve them with an access code sent via email. The locker can then be used for someone else. The purchase could help Google expand its e-commerce business, though rivals including Amazon.com already have similar services. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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