Amazon Introduces Prime Now: One-Hour Delivery on Tens of Thousands of Daily Essentials Exclusively for Prime Members
December 18 2014 - 5:46AM
Business Wire
Prime Now launches in Manhattan today with
plans to expand to additional cities in 2015
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced Prime Now, the
newest benefit for Prime members, which offers one-hour delivery on
tens of thousands of daily essentials through a mobile app. Prime
Now is powered by Amazon’s growing network of fulfillment centers
that utilize high-end technology to speed up order delivery times
for customers. Now, Prime members can get products like paper
towels, shampoo, books, toys and batteries delivered right to their
door in an hour or less.
“There are times when you can’t make it to the store and other
times when you simply don’t want to go. There are so many reasons
to skip the trip and now Prime members in Manhattan can get the
items they need delivered in an hour or less,” said Dave Clark,
Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations. “We’ve long
felt that Amazon Prime is the best deal in the history of shopping
and now it has gotten even better. Prime members in Manhattan are
going to love this service and we cannot wait to roll out Prime Now
to additional cities in 2015.”
Amazon is launching Prime Now in select areas of Manhattan
today. All Prime members can immediately download the Prime Now
app, available on iOS and Android devices, and will be notified
when the service is available in their local area. Prime Now is
available from 6 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Two-hour
delivery is free and one-hour delivery is available for $7.99. A
portion of Amazon’s new building on 34th Street in Manhattan will
serve as a hub for delivery of Prime Now orders.
Tens of millions of members around the world already enjoy
Prime. In the US, membership includes unlimited Free Two-Day
Shipping on more than 20 million items, instant streaming of tens
of thousands of movies and TV episodes through Prime Instant Video,
one million songs and hundreds of playlists through Prime Music,
free unlimited photo storage through Amazon’s Cloud Drive, early
access to select Lightning Deals and access to over 600,000 books
to borrow through the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
Learn more about Amazon Prime Now and download the mobile app at
www.amazon.com/primenow.
About Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime is an annual membership program for $99 a year that
offers customers unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on more than 20
million items across all categories, unlimited streaming of tens of
thousands of movies and TV episodes with Prime Instant Video, one
million songs and hundreds of playlists with Prime Music, early
access to select Lightning Deals and access to more than 600,000
books to borrow with the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. Not a
member? Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at
www.amazon.com/prime.
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 phone, Fire
tablets, and Fire TV are some of the products and services
pioneered by Amazon.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may
differ significantly from management's expectations. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
include, among others, risks related to competition, management of
growth, new products, services and technologies, potential
fluctuations in operating results, international expansion,
outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment and data
center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements,
acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates,
system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation,
payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially
could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in
Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
filings.
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