Amazon axes free grocery delivery on some Prime orders

Amazon Prime members will not get free delivery on some grocery orders beginning subsequent month.

Amazon Fresh orders below $150 will not qualify for free delivery.

Customers might be charged between $3.95 and $9.95, relying on the order measurement, the corporate mentioned in an electronic mail to Prime members Friday.

The new coverage begins February 28.

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An “Amazon Fresh” delivery truck is seen parked in Brooklyn, New York. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid / Reuters Photos)

Right now, the corporate gives members free grocery deliveries on orders above $35, apart from New York, the place it’s $50.

“We will proceed to supply handy two-hour delivery home windows for all orders, and prospects in some areas will have the ability to choose an extended, six-hour delivery window for a decreased payment,” Amazon mentioned within the electronic mail.

An Amazon employee delivers groceries from the Amazon Fresh service within the Brooklyn Borough of New York. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid  / Reuters Photos)

Prime has greater than 200 million members worldwide who pay $139 a yr, or $14.99 a month.

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Under the brand new coverage, the corporate mentioned delivery fees might be $3.95 for orders between $100-$150, $6.95 for orders of $50 to $100, and $9.95 for orders below $50. Amazon Fresh deliveries over $150 will stay free.

Amazon Fresh Pickup Store Opens within the Ballard Neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (iStock / iStock)

The transfer comes as the corporate seems to be to trim prices within the current economic environment.

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Amazon joined quite a few firms this month, cutting its workforce.

The ecommerce big introduced it has axed unprofitable areas of its enterprise, paused hiring and layed off 18,000 staff.

The Associated Press contributed this report.