The company also discontinued its Amazon Smile program, which allowed customers to commit a small percentage of the money they spent to designated nonprofits. The company has run into profit issues in the past year, however, and has begun to look for ways to cut costs, including laying off 18,000 workers this year. Those prices have stayed high as inflation forces more customers to prioritize essential goods.Īmazon, meanwhile, has juggled plans to raise wages, a battle with a warehouse unionization drive, and concerns about faltering e-commerce demand.Īmazon has been building out its Prime service, offering faster deliveries of as little as two hours to Prime customers without a charge. The extra fees will land at a time when customers are already juggling higher grocery prices. See also: Amazon’s second wave of layoffs hits thousands of employees across three states “We’re introducing a service fee on some Amazon Fresh delivery orders to help keep prices low in our online and physical grocery stores as we better cover grocery delivery costs and continue to enable offering a consistent, fast, and high-quality delivery experience,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an email. But those charges get higher for smaller orders - $6.95 for orders between $50 and $100, and $9.95 for orders less than $50. The move comes as the company looks to trim costs in the current economic environment.Delivery charges will be $3.95 for orders ranging between $100 and $150, Amazon said. Amazon Fresh deliveries over $150 will remain free. Under the new policy, the company said delivery charges will be $3.95 for orders between $100-$150, $6.95 for orders of $50 to $100, and $9.95 for orders under $50. Prime has more than 200 million members worldwide who pay $139 a year, or $14.99 a month. “We will continue to offer convenient two-hour delivery windows for all orders, and customers in some areas will be able to select a longer, six-hour delivery window for a reduced fee,” Amazon said in the email. Right now, the company offers members free grocery deliveries on orders above $35, except for New York, where it’s $50.
TikTok influencer implies she's willing to lie to promote products if price is rightĪmazon Prime members will no longer get free delivery on some grocery orders starting next month.Īmazon Fresh orders under $150 will no longer qualify for free delivery.Ĭustomers will be charged between $3.95 and $9.95, depending on the order size, the company said in an email to Prime members Friday. Renting chickens is on the rise to avoid soaring egg prices New Earth phenomenon is making heads spin
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