Amazon on Tuesday, Mar. 17, said that it has started offering faster one-hour and three-hour deliveries of selected products across multiple cities in the United States.
The e-commerce giant informed that the three-hour delivery has been made available in more than 2,000 cities and towns in the country, while one-hour delivery is available in hundreds of those areas.
The company said that over 90,000 products remain eligible for delivery in three hours or less. This includes pantry items, cleaning supplies, over-the-counter medications, clothing and toys.
"Our customers are busier than ever and are looking for new ways to save time while keeping their households running. We saw an opportunity to use our unique operational expertise and delivery network to help make customers' lives a little easier while unlocking
even more value for Prime members,” said Udit Madan, senior vice president of Worldwide Operations at Amazon.
The company said that it is expecting to bring the service that started through small-scale tests late last year across more regions of the US in the coming months.
“We're excited to say that two decades after Prime first launched, we're still innovating to make delivery even faster, while maintaining the same everyday low prices and vast selection Amazon is known for," Madan added.
Notably, the company has added a storefront shopping page in the areas where such options currently remain available. While shopping on the e-commerce platform, customers will be able to filter search results for products that could be delivered in one hour or three hours. Also, users get to check ultrafast delivery options on Amazon's getitfast site.
Amazon said that the customers will now get to see items eligible for 1-hour and 3-hour delivery throughout their regular Same-Day shopping experience through the new messaging next to product names. For making the overall experience better and easier for customers, they have added “in 1 hour” or “in 3 hours” search filters as well as a dedicated storefront shopping page in areas where these options remain available.
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At present, the 1-hour delivery option is available to customers in hundreds of cities and towns across the US, such as parts of major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., along with smaller cities such as Des Moines, Iowa; Boise, Idaho. It is also available in American Fork, Utah.
On the other hand, the 3-hour delivery is offered in more than 2,000 cities and towns. This includes large, mid-size, and small cities, and surrounding suburbs like Cornwall, Pennsylvania; Harrah, Oklahoma; and Arabi, Louisiana.
The company said that its delivery options remain available seven days a week. Customers can check if their area has 1-hour or 3-hour delivery on www.amazon.com/getitfast.
Price For Fast Delivery
Those who are Prime members will get more value with discounted delivery fees of $9.99 for 1-hour delivery and $4.99 for 3-hour delivery.
Other customers need to pay $19.99 for 1-hour delivery and $14.99 for 3-hour delivery.
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Also, the company said that Prime members continue to get advantage of its standard Same-Day Delivery option that remains free on qualifying orders.
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