When Amazon examined its astir purchased items, 1 point stood out: food. In June, the company announced that groceries, "from family essentials and pantry staples to caller produce, dairy and meat," were among the astir often purchased items successful each of Amazon's online stores.
This led the tech elephantine to accelerate its transportation service for family staples to agrarian towns. Now, Amazon is adding nutrient to the list, making same-day delivery for groceries disposable to much than 1,000 cities, including Columbus, Ohio; Tampa, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Amazon announced connected Wednesday. The institution besides plans to much than double that number to 2,300 by the extremity of 2025.
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The caller work includes thousands of items, including produce, meat, dairy, seafood, baked goods, and stiff foods. Amazon says strawberries, Honeycrisp apples, limes, and avocados are successful the apical 10 astir ordered same-day items.
"Customers tin now bid beverage alongside electronics; oranges, apples, and potatoes pinch a enigma novel; and stiff pizza astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic devices for their adjacent location betterment project—and cheque retired pinch 1 cart and person everything delivered to their doorstep wrong hours," the institution said successful a property release.
How does Amazon support groceries fresh?
Amazon touts its "specialized temperature-controlled fulfillment network" to support perishable nutrient caller during carrier and delivery.
"Every point [undergoes] a six-point value cheque upon presence and earlier leaving for delivery," the institution noted. "Temperature-sensitive products are delivered successful insulated bags that are recyclable successful astir curbside recycling programs, the aforesaid utilized for Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market deliveries, to guarantee items stay astatine due temperatures."
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How overmuch does Same-Day Delivery cost?
The work is free for Prime members pinch orders complete $25, and the deliveries hap wrong hours of ordering. (Amazon Prime membership costs $14.99 a period aliases $139 a year.) If your bid is little than the minimum, you tin still take Same-Day Delivery for a $2.99 fee.
Amazon customers who are not Prime members tin get same-day transportation for a $12.99 interest per bid pinch nary limit to bid size.
When will same-day market transportation grow to much cities?
By the extremity of 2025, Amazon plans to grow the action to 2,300 cities and towns crossed the U.S.
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