Google acquires Canadian startup company BufferBox

BufferBox Inc., a Canadian startup company offering users a temporary parcel pickup station for packages ordered online had been acquired by Google last month. After the acquisition, all Bufferbox team members work under Google including the three co-founder – Jay Shah, Aditya Bali and Mike McCauley.

Online shoppers may experience to see a failed delivery notice on their door when coming home from outside. With BufferBox, the shoppers can ship their parcel to preferred BufferBox shipping address. Once the purchased item delivered to BufferBox, they will receive delivery notification immediately together with BufferBox Pin by email and then pick-up the parcel at preferred BufferBox place with the Pin given anytime.

by Alice Lee