{"id":10807,"date":"2019-10-29T20:43:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/amazon-drops-monthly-fee-to-boost-grocery-delivery-sales\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T20:43:17","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:43:17","slug":"amazon-drops-monthly-fee-to-boost-grocery-delivery-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2019\/10\/29\/amazon-drops-monthly-fee-to-boost-grocery-delivery-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon drops monthly fee to boost grocery delivery sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- src\/business\/templates\/hearst\/article\/headline.tpl --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- e src\/business\/templates\/hearst\/article\/headline.tpl --><!-- hearst\/common\/author_name.tpl --><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\">AP Retail Writer, JOSEPH PISANI<\/p>\n<p><!-- e hearst\/common\/author_name.tpl -->    <span class=\"timestamp\">update<br \/>\n        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-10-29T16:07:03Z\"><br \/>\n            Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:07 AM CD CDT<br \/>\n        <\/time><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n        <!-- hearst\/article\/types\/story_body_r2.tpl --><\/p>\n<p><!-- gallery --><\/p>\n<div class=\"asset_gallery\" data-config-asset-position=\"1\" data-gid=\"gallery\"><!-- gallery float --><\/p>\n<p>                        <!-- hearst\/gallery\/main.tpl --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hst-resgallery-container non-grid static-frame\" data-id=\"article-gallery-14571228\" data-title=\"Amazon drops monthly fee to boost grocery delivery sales\" data-gallery-mode=\"standard\">\n<div class=\"hst-resgallery-wedge\">\n<ul class=\"hst-resgallery non-grid\">\n<li class=\"hst-resgalleryitem \" data-item-id=\"photo-18520196\" data-frame-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap landscape\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"landscape\" src=\"http:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Amazon-drops-monthly-fee-to-boost-grocery-delivery-sales.jpg\" data-lazy-state=\"loaded\" alt=\"File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#039;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members.\nOnline retailers will no longer charge $ 15 per month for Amazon meat services, which delivers raw meat, vegetables and other food products to your doorstep. However, this service is only available to prime membership subscribers and costs $ 119 per year. And you need to be at least $ 35 to get free shipping in 2 hours. Photo: Jenny Kane, AP \/ Copyright 2019 AP Communications. All rights reserved.\" title=\"\">\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"caption \">\n        <!-- design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption-full\">File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#39;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members.<br \/>\nOnline retailers will no longer charge $ 15 per month for Amazon meat services, which delivers raw meat, vegetables and other food products to your doorstep. However, this service is only available to prime membership subscribers and costs $ 119 per year. And you need to be at least $ 35 to get free shipping in 2 hours. less<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-truncated\">File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#39;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members.<br \/>\nOnline &#8230; more<\/div>\n<p>    <!-- e design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><br \/>\n                                                                <span class=\"credit\">                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jenny Kane, AP<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- e design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"hst-resgallerynav small hidden\">\n<div class=\"carousel\">\n<ul class=\"clearfix\">\n<li class=\"thumb selected\" data-frame-index=\"0\"><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"control-panel\">\n\t\t<span id=\"gallerySection\" data-gallery-section=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"control-panel-inner\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-remote\">\n                                            <!-- design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption-full\">File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#39;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members.<br \/>\nOnline retailers will no longer charge $ 15 per month for Amazon meat services, which delivers raw meat, vegetables and other food products to your doorstep. However, this service is only available to prime membership subscribers and costs $ 119 per year. And you need to be at least $ 35 to get free shipping in 2 hours. less<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-truncated\">File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#39;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members.<br \/>\nOnline &#8230; more<\/div>\n<p>    <!-- e design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><br \/>\n<!-- design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><br \/>\n                                                                <span class=\"credit\">                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Jenny Kane, AP<br \/>\n                                                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- e design\/gallery\/caption_redesign.tpl --><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <!-- hearst\/ads\/medium_rectangle_ad_gallery.tpl --><\/p>\n<p><!-- e hearst\/ads\/medium_rectangle_ad_gallery.tpl -->\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-overlay-outer gallery-overlay-outter lights-on hidden\">\n<div class=\"gallery-overlay-inner\">\n<div class=\"gallery-overlay-title-container\">\n<p>Amazon cuts monthly rates to increase grocery delivery sales<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- e hearst\/gallery\/main.tpl -->                                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- \/gallery float --><br \/>\n                                <!-- fixed --><\/p>\n<p>                        <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p>New York (AP) \u2014 Amazon has a new plan to launch and start a grocery delivery business. Reduce the fee for prime members.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p>Online retailers said they will no longer charge $ 15 per month for Amazon Fresh, which delivers raw meat, vegetables and other food products to customers&#39; doorsteps on Tuesday. However, this service is only available to prime membership subscribers and costs $ 119 per year. And you need to spend at least $ 35 to get free shipping in 2 hours. Amazon suggests a $ 5 tip to the shipping staff, but the tip is optional.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p><strong>HoustonChronicle.com:<\/strong> Best Buy opens a low-cost outlet store for returned items in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- zone --><\/p>\n<p>                    <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p>Delivery is still a small part of the $ 74 billion grocery market because most people try to examine their eggs and squeeze avocados. However, Amazon.com Inc. believes that lowering the fee allows more people to use the service. Amazon said it only offers users who have already signed up for Fresh to handle user growth. Others need to visit the Amazon site to request an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- fixed --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- fixed --><br \/>\n                                <!-- hearst\/ads\/duplicatable.tpl --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/ hearst\/ads\/duplicatable.tpl -->            <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscriber:<\/strong> Trump tariffs slow the world economy and hinder the shale oil revolution.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p>The Seattle company has been trying to get a bigger piece of the grocery market for years. I bought Whole Foods in 2017 and offered 500 grocery stores. But it still lags behind other markets, including Wal-Mart, the largest grocery store in the US, with 5,000 stores. Walmart has been successful with the service where customers can buy groceries online and pick them up at store parking.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Landland, vice president of grocery delivery at Amazon, said he plans to expand Amazon Fresh beyond the current 2,000 cities and cities in Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- fixed --><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- text --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please stay informed:<\/strong> Sign up to get breaking news alerts <strong>Your email will be forwarded here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- e hearst\/article\/types\/story_body_r2.tpl -->    <\/div>\n<\/pre>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP Retail Writer, JOSEPH PISANI update Tuesday, October 29, 2019 11:07 AM CD CDT File The Amazon Fresh shipping file box is unloaded in New York on June 16, 2019. Amazon&#39;s recent move to start a grocery delivery business: some commission cuts for prime members. 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