The winter is coming, which means for many Americans, getting out of the house might become much more difficult of a task.
Fortunately, Amazon has made a massive change that could help millions of Americans stay indoors when doing their grocery shopping.
Amazon announced on Nov. 9 that customers without a Prime membership will now have access to two-hour grocery delivery and pickup in cities nationwide where Amazon Fresh is available. This will also be available for cities with Whole Foods Market "in the near future."
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The Amazon press release said that this announcement would cut across 3,500 cities once Whole Foods is included.
It also said that customers without Prime memberships will also be able to purchase online delivery from some local grocery stores and retailers like Bristol Farms, Cardenas Markets, Pet Food Express, Weis Markets, and Save Mart.
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”Innovation is at Amazon’s core," Amazon Fresh's worldwide vice president Claire Peters said in a statement. "We obsess over customers and invent on their behalf, ultimately making their lives easier. It’s how we started in the grocery space nearly 20 years ago, and it will remain a key principle into the future as we work to create a more convenient shopping experience for our customers. With this delivery expansion, customers have even more options to get what they need when they need it from our grocery offerings.”
Amazon has been making moves as of late to try to grow its grocery retail business. Just last month, the company lowered its threshold for free grocery delivery for Prime members to $100 from what was previously $150.
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