Amazon increases the reach of Prime Now, adding more cities
Amazon Prime members benefit in many ways -- there's the Netflix-like video streaming service, complete with original content, the Kindle lending library, and music streaming. But perhaps the best of all dates back to the roots of the program. Amazon Prime was created to bring free two-day shipping to loyal customers. It's an incentive to buy from there and not stray to other sites.
Since then we've seen crazy things like drone delivery, but also more realistic options like Prime Now. A service that can deliver your package in just hours? Sign me up, right? Well, not so fast, as it's limited to certain areas of the US. That's expanding though, and does so again today.
Amazon is announcing implementation in the cities of Baltimore and Miami. The retailer has been testing it and slowly rolling things out, attempting to expand its reach wherever it can.
"Customers in Manhattan and Brooklyn love Prime Now -- it means you can skip a trip to the store and get the items you need delivered right to your door in under an hour,” says Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations. "Since launching, we’ve seen high demand on everything from essentials like water and paper towels to more surprising deliveries like getting a customer a hard-to-find, top-selling toy in 23 minutes -- we are excited to continue delivering to customers in record-breaking time".
I ironically live in one of those new markets -- well, not in, but close enough that I think I qualify -- and ordered something yesterday. Now I can't wait for my next purchase. Well, done Amazon, you have me excited to hand you money.
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