Amazon to Open New Pickup Location Near University of Connecticut
April 28 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon Student and Amazon Prime members will
get Free One-Day Pickup on millions of items when shipped to the
Amazon pickup location
This will be the first Amazon pickup location
in Connecticut
(NASDAQ: AMZN)–Amazon today announced a new fully staffed pickup
location near the University of Connecticut campus. The Amazon
pickup location, the first in Connecticut, offers the UConn
community a convenient location to pick up and return Amazon
orders, including virtually everything one needs for life on
campus, from everyday essentials to technology.
Opening in Summer 2016, this nearly 4,000-square-foot space will
be located at 40 Wilbur Cross Way in Storrs Center, centrally
located near the university and easily accessible to students and
the greater Storrs community. Additionally, Amazon Student and
Prime members will receive Free One-Day Pickup on millions of
items. To learn more about Amazon Student, visit
amazon.com/joinstudent.
“We are excited to bring an Amazon pickup location to the UConn
and greater Storrs community,” said Ripley MacDonald, Director of
Amazon Student Programs. “Whether students are ordering college
essentials, electronics or snacks, Amazon will provide a convenient
and secure spot for them to pick up their stuff at hours that work
with their schedules.”
Since 2015, Amazon has opened staffed pickup locations at the
following universities: Purdue University, University of
Massachusetts Amherst, and University of California, Berkeley, as
well as in the college communities of University of California,
Santa Barbara, and University of Cincinnati. Amazon will also open
more locations in 2016, including: University of Pennsylvania,
University of California, Davis, The University of Texas at Austin,
The Georgia Institute of Technology and California State
University, Long Beach, as well as in the college community of
University of Akron.
About Amazon Student
Amazon Student gives college students Free Two-Day Shipping on
millions of items, and special offers and promotions created just
for students as part of the six-month free trial. After that it’s
just $49 a year—half the price of a regular Amazon Prime
membership—and includes unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows
with Prime Video, over a million songs with Prime Music, and access
to the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library. To learn more, visit
amazon.com/joinstudent.
About Amazon
Amazon.com opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The
company is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather
than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets,
Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit
www.amazon.com/about.
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