Amazon has announced plans to expand its Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery services to over 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities across the United States by the end of the year. This initiative aims to bring faster delivery speeds to tens of millions of U.S. customers who live in areas with limited access to brick-and-mortar retailers and fewer delivery options.
Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, stated, “Everybody loves fast delivery. So, whether you live in Monmouth, Iowa or in downtown Los Angeles, now you're going to have the same fantastic Amazon customer experience: the ability to get the wide variety of items you need to keep your household running every day, delivered the same or next day.”
The expansion will allow customers in these regions to access a broad selection of Amazon’s everyday essentials for Same-Day Delivery. These include groceries and household goods that are often needed urgently. In the first quarter of 2025, this category grew more than twice as fast as all other categories in the U.S., according to Amazon.
To support this expansion, Amazon is investing over $4 billion to triple its delivery network size by 2026. This investment focuses on small towns and rural communities and is expected to create an average of 170 jobs per new facility opened. The company also plans to transform existing rural delivery stations into hybrid hubs that store inventory on-site for quicker deliveries.
Amazon is utilizing advanced machine learning algorithms to predict local Prime members' needs and stock popular items accordingly. Customers can check if their area offers Same-Day Delivery by visiting amazon.com/samedaystore.
Prime membership provides savings, convenience, and entertainment benefits for over 200 million paid members worldwide. In the U.S., Prime offers free shipping on more than 300 million items, including many available for Same-Day or One-Day Delivery.
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