UK-based PUDO solution provider Parcelly has reported on a year of “major growth” in 2022, as the firm expanded into the US market, secured new partnerships, grew its workforce and launched new service features, with the company now looking to solidify its expansion over the next 12 months.
Parcelly was founded in 2014 to revolutionize the world of urban logistics and overcome challenges associated with first and last mile delivery. The firm offers a variety of B2B services such as click & collect, hyper-local warehousing and returns consolidation, working alongside major retailers and carriers.
The company converts physical space into either e-commerce storage or distribution hubs through its propriety mobile app technology. Its solution is asset light, without the need for purpose-built infrastructure.
US and European expansion
The company, which is headquartered in the UK, also operates in the US and Germany. In its 2022 report, Parcelly revealed that it plans to expand into more than 10 additional cities in the US in 2023 and that it is preparing the launch of Parcelly in continental Europe. “We can’t disclose it all, but please stay tuned,” the firm wrote.
Parcelly expanded into the US market in February 2022 and now operates in five cities – New York, Miami, Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles. “With Parcelly Inc. registered in nine states (California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington DC) we are lining up our expansion and growth targets for the coming year,” the company noted.
To help it achieve this growth, Parcelly appointed new US General Manager Chris Marett earlier this year, and in March secured US$6.7m in Series A funding for US, and European, expansion.
“We are proud to have entered this new and exciting market [the US], but we also started expanding our online retail and logistics client base – stay tuned for some amazing partnership and project announcements in the new year,” Parcelly wrote. “It is just the beginning of our journey over on the other side of the Atlantic.”
Partnerships and sales
In 2022, Parcelly also made significant changes to its platform, including new service features and the platform’s overall performance. Leveraging that, the company’s sales and key account management team continued to scale existing partnerships and client projects both in the UK and USA; and across a broad range of e-commerce partners, from logistics to online retail. The company, for example, onboarded 1,500 partner stores in the UK in 2022.
“Amongst others, we are proud to have partnered with RELAY, a new and exciting logistics company that helps retailers supercharge their e-commerce growth. Parcelly’s cross-docking solution enables RELAY to optimise operations by increasing efficiency, improving logistics operations and driving a more sustainable delivery cycle,” Parcelly noted.
Working with longstanding partner Bryson on its BrysonNow one-hour delivery solution, Parcelly also expanded the London hub network in Zone 1 through 4 across seven sites.
Bryson, a manufacturer, importer and distributor of GIY and building materials, not only distributed on demand products but this year also government-approved lateral flow tests in London within one hour. “We are proud that our hyperlocal-warehousing solution enabled such a great and important cause, especially in the time of high demand at the beginning of the year,” Parcelly noted.
