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Amazon Now expands 30-minute grocery delivery to dozens more U.S. cities
retail14 days ago

Amazon Now expands 30-minute grocery delivery to dozens more U.S. cities

Amazon Now now offers thousands of items, from fresh groceries to essentials, delivered to your door in 30 minutes or less. It’s live in Atlanta, Dallas–Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle with plans to roll out to dozens more cities this year. Prime members pay $3.99 per order (non-Prime $13.99, with small-order fees); service runs 24/7 where available and uses strategically located fulfillment hubs to enable ultra-fast delivery, complementing Prime Air drone, Same‑Day Delivery, and other fast options.

via About Amazon|
#amazon-now#delivery#fast-delivery
Amazon Now Expands Ultrafast 30-Minute Deliveries to More Cities
tech14 days ago

Amazon Now Expands Ultrafast 30-Minute Deliveries to More Cities

Amazon Now’s ultrafast 30-minute delivery is expanding beyond its initial Seattle/Philadelphia test to Atlanta and Dallas–Fort Worth, with ongoing expansions in Austin, Houston, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Denver and Oklahoma City (some markets noted as limited availability). Thousands of items are eligible, and delivery costs are $3.99 per order for Prime members ($14.99/month or $139/year) or $13.99 without a membership, plus a small order fee for orders under $15. The move aims to compete with DoorDash and Instacart and marks a broader push to bring ultra-fast delivery to more shoppers.

via The Verge|
#amazon#delivery#ecommerce
Amazon rolls out 30-minute deliveries in dozens of U.S. cities
business14 days ago

Amazon rolls out 30-minute deliveries in dozens of U.S. cities

Amazon is expanding its ultra-fast 30-minute delivery service, Amazon Now, to dozens of U.S. cities, using small dark-store micro-fulfillment centers and on-demand Flex drivers to offer 24/7 delivery. Prime members pay $3.99 plus $1.99 for orders under $15; non-Prime customers pay $13.99 plus $3.99 for orders under $15. The program, already piloting in a handful of cities, is expanding to places like Austin, Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix and more, with the goal of reaching tens of millions of customers by year-end and intensifying competition with other quick-delivery apps.

via CNBC|
#amazon#business#delivery
Gig Pay Reality: Real 2025 Earnings From Uber to Walmart Spark
economy1 month ago

Gig Pay Reality: Real 2025 Earnings From Uber to Walmart Spark

Business Insider spoke with a dozen US gig workers about their 2025 earnings across Uber/Lyft, Amazon Flex, Taskrabbit, Walmart Spark, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. Earnings varied dramatically by location, app mix, season, and how much workers could deduct for gas and maintenance, with after-expenses income often far lower than gross pay. Notable cases include a 63-year-old Uber driver in Phoenix who grossed about $65,000 but took home roughly $40,000 after costs; a Michigan nurse turned Amazon Flex driver earning about $23,000; a Arizona Taskrabbit handyman stacking $37,000 from Taskrabbit plus $41,000 from a handyman business; a Tennessee Walmart Spark driver earning only about $2,000 over the holidays; a NYC Uber Eats driver at about $25,000; a Louisiana driver splitting Spark/DoorDash/Uber Eats around $40,000; and others who used gig work to bridge layoffs, supplement pensions, or fund personal projects. The overall message: gig earnings are highly variable and depend on the app, geography, seasonality, and personal strategy.

via Business Insider|
#delivery#earnings#economy
Amazon to slash USPS shipments as USPS overhauls last-mile bids
big-tech2 months ago

Amazon to slash USPS shipments as USPS overhauls last-mile bids

Amazon plans to cut USPS shipments by at least two-thirds later this year after USPS ended negotiations in favor of a new bidding process; Amazon last year accounted for about 15% of USPS parcel deliveries, and bidding results are due in mid-2026 with contracts likely finalized by Q3. Amazon says it submitted a February 2026 bid but has not received a response, and it remains ready to continue the partnership despite the uncertainty.

via Engadget|
#amazon#bidding-process#big-tech
Amazon deflects blame as USPS teeters on financial cliff
tech2 months ago

Amazon deflects blame as USPS teeters on financial cliff

Amazon says it didn’t want to cut shipments with the USPS and that negotiations stalled after the USPS walked away from a contract, even as a Wall Street Journal report indicates plans to slash USPS-delivered packages by at least two-thirds by fall; the USPS warns it is running out of money and needs Congress to boost borrowing authority and postage prices, while it tests a new last-mile bidding process—though rural deliveries would still rely on discounted USPS service.

via The Verge|
#amazon#contract#delivery
Amazon expands ultra-fast 1-hour and 3-hour delivery in the U.S.
business2 months ago

Amazon expands ultra-fast 1-hour and 3-hour delivery in the U.S.

Amazon announced 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the U.S., rolling out in select cities (1-hour in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Washington, D.C., plus smaller cities; 3-hour in more than 2,000 cities). Prime members pay $9.99 for 1-hour and $4.99 for 3-hour, while non-Prime customers pay $19.99 and $14.99 respectively; Prime members can still get free same-day delivery. A broad set of items—including household essentials, health/beauty products, OTC meds, electronics, toys, and clothing—are eligible. This move pressures drugstores and other retailers to compete on speed and convenience.

via CBS News|
#amazon#business#delivery
Amazon debuts getitfast to spotlight 1- and 3-hour delivery options
technology2 months ago

Amazon debuts getitfast to spotlight 1- and 3-hour delivery options

Amazon launches a getitfast page and new search filters to surface items eligible for 1-hour and 3-hour delivery, expanding availability to hundreds of cities and over 2,000 locations seven days a week. 1-hour delivery costs $9.99 for Prime members or $19.99 for non-members; 3-hour delivery costs $4.99 for Prime or $14.99 for non-members, while standard same-day remains free for Prime orders over $25 (or $12.99 for non-members). The rollout follows earlier 30-minute tests and a push to speed delivery via robots and new fulfillment centers, with potential impact on local businesses as it grows.

via The Verge|
#amazon#delivery#filters
Amazon bets on speed with 1-hour delivery push across the U.S.
retail-and-consumer2 months ago

Amazon bets on speed with 1-hour delivery push across the U.S.

Amazon is expanding its fast-delivery options to 1-hour and 3-hour windows across the United States, covering more than 90,000 products (plus select groceries) via its existing same-day network. Prime members pay $9.99 for 1-hour and $4.99 for 3-hour deliveries, while non-Prime shoppers face $19.99 and $14.99, as the company seeks to blunt Walmart’s e-commerce edge.

via Reuters|
#amazon#delivery#onehourdelivery
Amazon Shuts 72 Grocery Stores as It Reframes Its Retail Strategy
business3 months ago

Amazon Shuts 72 Grocery Stores as It Reframes Its Retail Strategy

Amazon is closing all 72 of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh grocery locations, with most closures by next month, after concluding it hadn’t created a distinctive customer experience or the right economics for large-scale expansion. Some locations will be converted into Whole Foods Markets, while the company pivots to delivery, expanding same-day delivery and testing Amazon Now in cities like Seattle and Philadelphia, and exploring a new “supercenter” concept that would combine groceries with other merchandise.

via The Takeout|
#amazon#amazon-fresh#business
What Sets DoorDash Apart
business4 months ago

What Sets DoorDash Apart

DoorDash emphasizes its commitment to fair treatment of its Dashers, denying claims of using a 'Desperation Score' or calling workers 'human assets,' clarifying that fees like the 'Driver Benefit Fee' do not exist, and explaining that tips do not affect base pay, which is based solely on time, distance, and offer desirability.

via DoorDash|
#business#delivery#doordash
DoorDash's Rise to an $85 Billion Delivery Empire
business5 months ago

DoorDash's Rise to an $85 Billion Delivery Empire

DoorDash, led by CEO Tony Xu, has become an $85 billion leader in the food delivery industry through meticulous execution, strategic suburban expansion, and continuous innovation, surpassing competitors like Uber Eats and Grubhub, and expanding into new verticals such as grocery and retail delivery, while emphasizing detailed operational excellence and long-term growth strategies.

via Fortune|
#business#ceo-tony-xu#delivery
DoorDash Teams Up with Waymo for Autonomous Delivery in Phoenix
technology7 months ago

DoorDash Teams Up with Waymo for Autonomous Delivery in Phoenix

DoorDash is partnering with Waymo to use autonomous Jaguar SUVs for deliveries in Phoenix, starting with DashMart orders, as part of efforts to reduce costs and explore driverless delivery options. Customers will retrieve their orders from the vehicle's trunk via the app, marking a shift towards autonomous delivery, though customer reactions remain uncertain.

via The Verge|
#autonomous-vehicles#delivery#doordash