Amazon launched a new delivery drone that has “double the range and half the noise” of any of its predecessors. The new MK30 drone received Federal Aviation Administration approval to begin operations for customers in October and was launched in locations in Arizona and Texas...
Amazon is reportedly testing 15-minute-or-less grocery deliveries as it takes on Walmart in India. The eCommerce giant is joining a wave of “quick commerce” companies promising super-fast deliveries of products such as groceries and electronics in India, Reuters reported Tuesday (Dec. 10). Amazon hopes to...
Amazon invested another $2.1 billion in its Delivery Service Partner (DSP) program designed to help small business entrepreneurs build delivery companies. This addition brings the amount the company has invested in DSP since the launch of the program in 2018 to $12.3 billion, Amazon said...
Amazon is reportedly under scrutiny as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concluded that a group of subcontracted delivery drivers in Southern California were employees of Amazon itself. The labor board prosecutors also determined that Amazon violated federal labor law by making illegal threats and...
Amazon Pharmacy expanded its same-day delivery of prescription medication to New York City and the greater Los Angeles area. These cities join five others in which this service is already available: Austin, Indianapolis, Miami, Phoenix and Seattle, Amazon said in a Tuesday (March 26) press release. In addition, the...
Amazon is expanding its grocery delivery/pickup program to include shoppers who aren’t Prime subscribers. The retail giant is making grocery delivery and free pickup available to all customers in any U.S. city or town where its Amazon Fresh grocery stores are available for Prime members,...
Amazon is offering customers a deal to lower delivery costs: Pick up your items, get $10. As Reuters reported Monday (May 8), the eCommerce giant has recently begun emailing Prime subscribers offering them $10 to retrieve purchases of $25 or more at pick-up points like...
Amazon is raising the amount Prime members must spend to get free grocery delivery. Effective Feb. 28, members must order $150 for free delivery from Amazon Fresh. For smaller orders, there will be three tiers of services fees: $3.95 for orders between $100 and $150, $6.95...
Amazon has given Prime members in 10 United States metro areas the ability to shop at local retail stores using the company’s app and website and have their purchases delivered that day. The cities involved in the program include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Miami,...
