Amazon expands delivery options and hires more staff

Amazon expands delivery options and hires more staff

Amazon is ramping up its activities in the US market, by expanding its coverage for same-day Prime deliveries and hiring more staff for its fulfilment centres. The company told Reuters today (28 May) that it will expand same-day delivery to San Diego and the Tampa Bay Area under its Prime shipping service.

The same-day delivery service for Prime orders is already available in a number of other US cities, including New York, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, and Baltimore.

Amazon has been offering same-day delivery to Prime members for $5.99 per order as standard. But now, in what could prove to be a big move, Greg Greeley, head of Prime, has reportedly told Reuters today that Amazon will allow Prime members free same-day shipping on orders over $35.

“We know same-day delivery volumes will grow dramatically now that we are making it free,” Greeley was quoted as saying.

For Amazon Prime orders below $35, two-day shipping is available for free in the US.

The annual membership for Amazon Prime in the US was raised from $79 to $99 last year.

On Tuesday (26 May), Amazon issued an official statement confirming that it is “hiring for more than 6,000 full-time jobs across its U.S. fulfilment network to meet growing customer demand. Employees will pick, pack and ship customer orders.”

Amazon has more than 50 fulfilment centres in the US.

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