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Nottingham Post
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Matthew Bunn

Amazon announces date as all Prime memberships to increase in price

Amazon has announced it will be raising the price of its Prime service for all members. Amazon Prime offers users access to entertainment packages and next-day delivery on many products.

However, in an email to customers on Tuesday, July 26, the internet giant, which has a processing centre in the East Midlands, confirmed it would be making changes to memberships from September. It went on to say it would make Prime 'even more valuable to members'.

The email said: "As of 15 September 2022, the price of the monthly Prime membership will increase from £7.99 to £8.99, and the price of the annual Prime membership will increase from £79 to £95. The new price will apply to renewals starting 15 September 2022.

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"You can view your next renewal date, manage, or cancel your membership by visiting your account. We continue to focus on making Prime even more valuable for members.

"This is the first time we have changed the price of Prime in the UK since 2014. During this time, we have significantly increased the number of products available with unlimited, fast Prime delivery; added and expanded ultra-fast fresh grocery delivery; and added more high-quality digital entertainment, including TV, movies, music, games, and books.

"Prime Video in particular has increased the number of TV series and movies on offer, including Amazon Originals, as well as live sports coverage, such as the Premier League and Autumn Nations Series."

The move comes at a time of rising costs for millions of Brits, with energy, fuel and shopping all costing significantly more than they did last year.

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