Amazon takes on Instacart & Walmart, adds perishable foods to same-day delivery in US
New York: Subscribers to Amazon.com’s Prime service can now get strawberries, milk, meats and frozen dinners on the same day they order them as the company expands its fast-delivery option to perishable food items, Amazon announced on Wednesday.
It is the latest move by Amazon to compete with grocery delivery services offered by Walmart+ and Instacart.
Shoppers in more than 1,000 US cities – including Phoenix; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Tampa, Florida – can get doorstep delivery within hours, while Amazon plans to expand the service to 2,300 cities by the end of the year. The company announced in June it is investing $4 billion to bring same-day and next-day delivery services to more than 4,000 rural U.S. communities by the end of the year.
