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Google Buys BufferBox

It's a service for delivering e-commerce goods to physical kiosks
By Maureen O'Gara
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December 4, 2012 07:00 AM EST
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Google has bought Ontario-based BufferBox, a service for delivering e-commerce goods to physical kiosks. Terms were not disclosed. It lets online shoppers pick up parcels at grocery and convenience stores in the Toronto area. Google means to transition its product search to a paid commercial model in the US and push retailers to buy space on its new Google Shopping service.

Published December 4, 2012 – Reads 1,968
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