Amazon Tests 30-Minute Delivery in Philadelphia, Seattle
Program Uses Smaller Facilities to Speed Household Orders
Key Takeaways:
- Amazon launched a test program Dec. 1 to deliver hundreds of household items within 30 minutes in Philadelphia and Seattle.
- The company said it will use specialized smaller facilities and charge a $13.99 fee discounted to $3.99 for Prime members.
- Amazon did not give a timeline for expansion as it evaluates the pilot’s performance and customer demand.
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Amazon.com Inc. plans to offer deliveries of hundreds of household items, including some fresh groceries and over-the-counter medicines, within 30 minutes in a test program beginning in Philadelphia and its home city of Seattle.
The e-commerce company will use “specialized smaller facilities” for the deliveries, it said Dec. 1 in a statement.
The fee will start at $13.99, discounted to $3.99 for Prime members, Amazon said.
Amazon ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, No. 15 on the TT Top 100 list of the largest private carriers and No. 1 on the TT Top 50 list of the largest global freight companies.
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