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- Amazon said Monday that its Prime free one-day shipping offer now applies to more than 10 million items.
- This means that Amazon’s one-day shipping program is already much larger than Walmart’s.
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Amazon said Monday that it is now offering free one-day shipping for more than 10 million items to Prime members across the US.
This means that Amazon’s one-day shipping offering is already much larger than the next-day shipping program that Walmart launched three weeks ago.
Walmart’s next-day shipping offer, by comparison, will initially be available only on a selection of up to 220,000 items, which will vary regionally based on customers’ ordering habits.
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Walmart launched one-day shipping in several cities last month, and plans to make it available to 75% of US consumers by the end of the year. Walmart said it plans to grow the assortment of items available for next-day shipping over time. To access the free next-day shipping, customers must make a minimum purchase of $35.
Amazon said in April that it would shorten its two-day Prime shipping promise to one day. The service is available to members of Amazon’s Prime program, which costs $119 annually, and requires no minimum purchase amount.
Amazon hasn’t provided details on what percentage of its customers now have access to free one-day shipping. The company said only that it is available "coast to coast" in more than 10,000 cities and towns.
"We significantly expanded one-day selection and the delivery areas starting in early April and we aren’t done," Amazon said on its company blog. "We will keep adding more products and expanding our delivery areas to ensure Prime members get their products faster than ever."
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Source: Business Insider – hpeterson@businessinsider.com (Hayley Peterson)