"Through the new service, dubbed Amazon Now, customers can choose from thousands of essentials, such as diapers, milk, pet food, electronics, and more, delivered right to their doorstep in under half an hour. In the Seattle test, Amazon workers pick and bag items at its warehouse, which are then handed off to Amazon Flex drivers who are expected to collect orders and get going within two minutes, tech news site GeekWire reported last week, citing Amazon's permit application filings in Seattle."
"While Amazon is the biggest player in e-commerce in terms of sheer volume, the company is still catching up with retail giant Walmart in terms of speed. Powered by its fleet of more than 4,600 stores in the US, Walmart is within a three-hour delivery reach of roughly 95% of American households. The company also said more than a third of shoppers pay an additional fee to have their orders delivered in less than an hour,"
Amazon is testing a 30-minute delivery service, Amazon Now, in Seattle and Philadelphia. Customers can select from thousands of essentials including diapers, milk, pet food, and electronics for delivery in under half an hour. In Seattle, workers pick and bag items at a warehouse and hand them to Amazon Flex drivers who are expected to collect orders and depart within two minutes. Amazon has also expanded same-day fulfillment by stocking more essentials at local delivery stations for smaller communities. Walmart maintains a speed advantage with over 4,600 US stores, a three-hour delivery reach to roughly 95% of American households, and routine fulfillment in minutes.
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