In another blow to brick-and-mortar stores, Amazon.com is offering free same-day delivery for Prime members in 14 metropolitan areas.No word yet on this story from "quiet" shopping mall owner: the Federal Reserve of off the books bailout fame.
Members who make a purchase of $35 or more by noon will receive their items by 9 p.m. that day, seven days a week. More than 1 million products, including books, cables and chargers, games, cooking tools and electronics, are eligible for the program initially.
Chris Rupp, Amazon’s vice president of Prime, called the move “a real life-changer,” particularly for shoppers who find themselves strapped for time and in need of something quickly — baby supplies or a birthday gift, for instance.
“These things just pop up in life, and this is meant to simplify our customers’ lives,” she said.
The same-day option will be available in much of the Bay Area, and in the metropolitan areas of San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Phoenix, Dallas, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Washington, Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Tampa Bay.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Amazon offers free same-day delivery to Prime members
The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
