Amazon expands Fresh grocery delivery for non-Prime members

Amazon expands Fresh grocery delivery for non-Prime members

Amazon / Amazon Amazon is expanding its Fresh grocery deliveries to non-Prime members nationwide. The company started offering the service to non-Prime members in 12 cities in August, but on Thursday the company said it was expanding it to locations across the country. Amazon customers can order deliveries not only from Amazon Fresh stores but …

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Amazon starts testing humanoid robot for warehouse work

Amazon starts testing humanoid robot for warehouse work

Amazon Amazon says its warehouses now deploy more than 750,000 robots, most of them robotic arms or wheel-based machines designed for repetitive jobs to free up employees for other tasks. But Amazon’s latest deployment may have some warehouse workers looking over their shoulders as this particular contraption looks and moves more like them. Undergoing testing …

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Amazon hiring 250,000 extra workers for holiday season

Amazon hiring 250,000 extra workers for holiday season

Amazon Eyeing the upcoming holiday rush, Amazon announced on Tuesday that it’s seeking to hire 250,000 warehouse and delivery workers to work alongside its existing team. A bump in the hourly pay rate is also being offered in the hope of encouraging more people to sign up. The e-commerce giant usually runs hiring campaigns around …

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Amazon tweaks in-garage delivery to make it less convenient

Amazon tweaks in-garage delivery to make it less convenient

Amazon Amazon will soon start adding a small fee for Prime members using its In-Garage Delivery option unless the delivery is made on the customer’s designated Amazon Day. In-Garage Delivery does what it says on the tin, with the delivery person placing the package in a more secure location that’s out of view of porch …

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Amazon hikes free shipping minimum for non-Prime customers

Amazon hikes free shipping minimum for non-Prime customers

Amazon is constantly adjusting its delivery costs for its online shoppers, whether they’re Prime members or not. The latest change, which came this week, will see the free shipping minimum cost increased to $35 in a number of markets, according to notices on its website that were spotted by CNBC. Before the change, non-Prime customers …

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Canadian woman pleads for Amazon to stop unwanted deliveries

Canadian woman pleads for Amazon to stop unwanted deliveries

Anca Nitu’s neighbors must be under the impression that she’s a dedicated Amazon shopper, with packages arriving at her door every day for the past two months. However, Nitu actually hasn’t ordered any of these items. The majority of the packages, many containing pairs of intricately designed shoes that are not Nitu’s style, come from …

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Amazon offers Fresh grocery delivery to those without Prime

Amazon expands Fresh grocery delivery for non-Prime members

Amazon has made its Fresh grocery delivery service available to non-Prime members, removing the previous requirement of a $139-per-year Prime membership. Initially, the service will be available in select cities including Austin, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Nashville, Tennessee; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Richmond, Virginia; Sacramento, California; San Diego, …

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Amazon’s Whole Foods stores to offer Pay-with-palm service

Amazon’s Whole Foods stores to offer Pay-with-palm service

Amazon Amazon is enhancing its payment experience by expanding the availability of its Amazon One palm-recognition payment system to all 500 Whole Foods Market stores in the U.S. The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Once enrolled, shoppers can conveniently pay by simply waving their palm over the reader …

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Search to undergo a transformation of a lifetime as Amazon prepares its plans

Amazon hikes free shipping minimum for non-Prime customers

Amazon is reportedly set to embark on a cutting-edge project involving AI. Recently, a job posting for a senior software development engineer revealed that Amazon is planning to revolutionize its search tool with a conversational AI experience. The post aimed to find a candidate who can help the company implement an interactive conversational experience to …

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