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Amazon Same-Day Delivery Expanding - "Get It Today" Available in Six More Cities

AMZN | August 6, 2014

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has expanded Same-Day Delivery with new “Get It Today” capabilities for customers in Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC metro areas, with more than a million eligible items now available for same-day delivery. Starting today, customers can order as late as noon, seven days a week and get things like popular movies, video games, last-minute travel needs, back-to-school supplies and family necessities delivered to their home the same day. Prime members pay $5.99 for all the same-day delivery items they can order. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at www.amazon.com/prime and learn more about Amazon Same-Day Delivery by visiting www.amazon.com/sameday.

Amazon Same-Day Delivery available for customers in Baltimore, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC metro areas. Customers can order as late as noon, seven days a week and get things like popular movies, video games, last-minute travel needs, back-to-school supplies and family necessities delivered to their home the same day. Prime members pay $5.99 for all the same-day delivery items they can order. Learn more about Amazon Same-Day Delivery by visiting www.amazon.com/sameday. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Imagine how much time you will save now that you can get sunscreen, memory cards, toothpaste, hit movies, text books and HDMI cables all delivered to your home in hours, seven days a week, in one order from Amazon,” said Greg Greeley, Vice President, Amazon Prime. “New convenient pricing also allows Prime members to fill up their same-day shopping cart with everything they may need for one low price. With more than a million eligible items, we aim to offer the largest same-day selection at the lowest price.”

Customers who search or browse the Amazon product selection will find the "Get It Today" filter on the left-hand navigation panel, just below the “Amazon Prime” filter. They can select “Get It Today” and see only those items eligible for Same-Day Delivery. A similar “Get It by Tomorrow” filter will allow customers to discover millions of additional items that can be delivered the next day.

In an effort to make customers’ lives a little easier, Amazon will offer same-day delivery for things like everyday household needs, health and beauty, baby items, toys, movies and games, electronics, office supplies, sporting goods, apparel and home accessories. Customers will discover popular items including:

New Releases: Find new movies or video games as well as many top electronics, gaming consoles and accessories.
Back-to-School Supplies: Fill-up the back pack with things like pencils, glue, text books, lunch boxes and other supplies.
Make it Work: Get electronics working quickly with accessories like HDMI cables, batteries, power strips and speakers.
Travel: Find last-minute travel needs including sunscreen, towels, back-up chargers and memory cards.
Family Needs: Prevent running low on essentials at home with baby wipes, diaper pail refills, infant formula, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, detergent, granola bars and more.
Projects: Complete projects for school or work with a selection of office and craft supplies.
Fix it: Finish a quick fix at home with help from super glue, tools and even things like refrigerator filters.

Amazon Same-Day Delivery, including the new “Get it Today” capabilities, noon order cut-off and seven days a week delivery, is already available in Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle metro areas.

Prime members pay only $5.99 for all the same-day delivery items they can order. Pricing for non-Prime customers remains unchanged, with a $9.98 fee for the first item and $0.99 for each additional item.

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 and access to more than 500,000 books to borrow with the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. Customers who receive free Prime shipping benefits through our Amazon Student or Amazon Mom programs can upgrade to an annual paid membership to receive Amazon Prime digital benefits.

About Amazon.com

Amazon opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995. The company is guided by three principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, 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.