Amazon extends grocery delivery the same day in more than 2000 cities

Amazon wants people to buy eggs, milk and other fresh races in his online store.

The electronic commerce giant announced Wednesday delivery the same day for perishable grocery articles, including meat and seafood, is now available in more than 1,000 cities, including Phoenix, Orlando, Raleigh and Milwaukee. It plans to extend the service even more than more than 2,300 American cities by the end of the year and even more cities in 2026.

“We are constantly innovating to make the races simpler, faster and more affordable for our customers, in particular first -rate members,” said Doug Herrington, CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, in a press release.

He added that eligible customers can now “control milk alongside electronics; The oranges, apples and potatoes with a mystery novel and a frozen pizza at the same time as tools for their next renovation project “and put everything at their door in a few hours.

This is part of Amazon’s continuous efforts to disrupt the lucrative grocery industry of $ 1 Billion. The company acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and opened Amazon Fresh physical grocery stores in 2020. The newly enlarged service now puts Amazon in an even more direct competition with Walmart and other grocery delivery services such as Instacact. The actions of the two companies took a hit after the announcement.

Prime members obtain free delivery the same day on grocery orders that cost more than $ 25 in most cities. Orders below can always be delivered the same day for a fee of $ 2.99. Non -prisons can also use the service for stable costs of $ 12.99, no matter how much they spend.

Amazon says that early adoption in regions where the service was already available has shown how popular grocery store is with privileged customers. Strawberries regularly push airpods out of the five best -selling products, while bananas, apples, limes and lawyers and avocados are classified among the most popular items in grocery delivery orders the same day.

The company first deployed delivery services the same day in 2015 and has since become a logistics expert. For its fresh grocery deliveries, which can be very sensitive to temperature, Amazon relies on its specialized and temperature controlled execution network. The company says that each item requires a quality verification of six points on arrival and before being delivered in recyclable insulated bags.

Amazon says that he has already generated $ 100 billion in raw grocery and household essentials in 2024, excluding sales of Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. During the first three months of 2025, everyday essential sales – including grocery store – increased more than twice as fast than all other categories in the United States, representing one in three in -sold, according to Amazon.