Darkstore
p/darkstore
A platform of on-demand delivery fulfillment centers
Suzy Ryoo
Darkstore — A platform of on-demand delivery fulfillment centers
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Ryan Hoover
Great timing for a business like this. @meganrosedickey wrote more about it here.
Lee Hnetinka
@rrhoover @meganrosedickey Thanks Ryan! And we had some more news from Megan last Wednesday with launching in 2 more cities! https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/2...
Dylan Boyd
The concept of putting localized logistics into some of the largest markets will change how many traditional and digital native brands do business. The execution this team has shown so far in 2016 has been amazing. I am happy to see all the brands using today, and rolling out in the coming months. Keep it up Lee and team!
Lee Hnetinka
@dtboyd Thanks Dylan! And thanks for all your help to get us here! :)
Suzy Ryoo
BTW, <3 the Wild Feminist tee shirt.
Lee Hnetinka
@suzywillow it's from one of our brands! http://www.wildfang.com/
Suzy Ryoo
Lee and the Darkstore team are creating a marketplace for on-demand delivery fulfillment centers in San Francisco, Phoenix and New York. They've already managed to bring on a great customer portfolio of e-commerce companies like Tuft & Needle + Frank & Oak. Congrats on showcasing at RGA's Connected Commerce accelerator Demo Day! Lee - How does Darkstore work?
Lee Hnetinka
@suzywillow Hi! Thanks for hunting us Suzy! Darkstore enables e-commerce brands to store inventory in cities where they don't have a physical store so they can offer on-demand or same-delivery. Here's how an e-commerce brand would use Darkstore to offer an amazing customer experience: 1. First, you connect to our API so when orders are placed by customers Darkstore receives them. 2. Second, you send inventory to a Darkstore in the city you want to offer fast delivery. 3. Next, you put an option for either on-demand or same-day delivery on your website. 5. When a customer places an order it's fulfilled within minutes and delivered to the customer on-demand by a last-mile delivery service like UberRUSH, Postmates, AxleHire, or one of your choice! When you plug into Darkstore you get access to every single one of these delivery services with no extra integration. We're agnostic too, you choose. You are also able to track inventory levels, orders and deliveries in real-time in your Darkstore dashboard.
Steven Rueter
This deserves more upvotes. I love the problem you are solving.
Lee Hnetinka
@rueter Thanks Steven!
Matthew Boogaard
Looks great! Nice and simple pricing. Ps. Your pricing page is a bit broken on mobile.
Lee Hnetinka
@boogsau Oh snap, good looking out! Thanks!
BREWPUBLIK
We are actively working with Lee and the Darkstore team and are extremely impressed with the concept and execution. Can't wait to get started with them! We think it's a great fit for the lean delivery infrastructure we create with BREWPUBLIK. I know it's a good fit for us- Lee, what other types of businesses do you hope to help with Darkstore?
Lee Hnetinka
@brewpublik Thanks Charlie! Darkstore enables the best delivery experience on earth for every single e-commerce brand. The keyword being e-commerce. We already work with an array of direct to consumer e-commerce brands like Tuft & Needle which makes a mattress, Frank + Oak which makes premium clothing, Peel which makes minimalist iPhone cases, and a bunch of others, but the attribute that we found that all of these have in common is not a type of product (a specific vertical, price or size, etc.), but a mentality around a great customer experience. This is the type of business that is adopting Darkstore. All of these brands have redesigned products in order to make them better and sell them direct to consumer in order to provide them at a great price (not having a middleman that takes a commission), but by doing this they have been stuck with a stagnant fulfillment infrastructure - only regional fulfillment centers that use 45 year old delivery services. Darkstore enables these guys to have access to on-demand delivery fulfillment centers that are connected to last-mile delivery services. This enables them to offer fast delivery options like on-demand and same-day delivery which creates an amazing customer experience, all while remaining direct to consumer.
Chris Lee
Have enjoyed working with these guys and look forward to watching them continue to win in this space!