Amazon.com<http://Amazon.com> News Release - Monday, November 5, 2018 at 3:00 AM
Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season
For a limited time, all Amazon customers in the U.S. can enjoy free shipping
with no minimum purchase amount
Customers can shop the largest free shipping selection in the country –
hundreds of millions of items on Amazon
Tens of millions of Prime members in the U.S. can also shop FREE Same-Day
Delivery on more than three million eligible items
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2018-- (NASDAQ: AMZN) – This holiday season
Amazon is giving customers even more convenient and faster delivery options.
Starting today, November 5, and for a limited time, all Amazon customers can
enjoy free shipping with no minimum purchase amount on orders that will arrive
in time for the Christmas holiday. This offer applies to hundreds of millions
of items – the largest free shipping selection in the country. Plus, tens of
millions of Prime members can shop with FREE Same-Day Delivery, now available
on more than three million items – the largest same-day selection in the U.S.
including the best gifts like toys and electronics, as well as home, fashion
and everything you need to enjoy the holidays. Additionally, Prime members in
more than 60 cities can receive delivery in as little as an hour from Whole
Foods Market through Prime Now, making holiday feast planning even easier. This
is, of course, on top of the unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping that Prime members
enjoy every day on more than 100 million items. Learn more or start a Prime
free trial to get the best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon at
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“This holiday, customers can enjoy free shipping with no minimum purchase
amount on orders that will arrive in time for Christmas, including items from
Amazon’s expertly curated Gift Guides across electronics, fashion, home and
toys,” said Doug Herrington, Senior Vice President of North American Retail at
Amazon. “With hundreds of millions of items available for free shipping to all
Amazon customers and more than three million items available with Prime FREE
Same-Day Delivery, customers can enjoy the largest selection of items that are
fast and free.”
Doorstep delivery and convenient pick up:
* Free Shipping This Holiday: All Amazon customers can shop hundreds of
millions of items including every product category with free shipping, and now
for a limited time, there is no minimum purchase amount on orders delivered
through the holiday season.
* Delivery as Fast as Today: Tens of millions of Prime members can shop
with FREE Same-Day Delivery on more than three million items. Place an order in
the morning and receive eligible same-day orders before bedtime that very same
day, seven days a week – even Sunday.
* Two-Day Shipping on 100 Million Items: Free Two-Day Shipping is available
to all Prime members in the U.S. on more than 100 million items with no minimum
purchase amount all year.
* One Hour Grocery Delivery + Pickup: Prime members can shop groceries from
Whole Foods Market through Prime Now in as little as an hour in 60 cities, and
grocery pickup in as little as thirty minutes in select cities – making holiday
feast planning or last minute baking even easier. And even beyond groceries,
Prime members can use Prime Now to get one- and two-hour delivery on tens of
thousands of items across dozens of categories in 30 major cities, perfect for
last minute parties, gifts or travel.
Every Day Made Better with Prime
Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 100 million
paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the
best of shopping and entertainment from Amazon. In the U.S. that includes
unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video;
unlimited access to Prime Music, Prime Reading, Amazon Photos, Twitch Prime;
early access to select Lightning Deals, one free pre-released book a month with
Amazon First Reads, and more. Prime members can also get deep discounts on
select popular products at Whole Foods Market plus an additional 10 percent off
hundreds of sale items. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast,
free shipping and members receive Prime FREE One-Day Shipping and Prime FREE
Same-Day Delivery in more than 8,000 cities and towns, two-hour delivery with
Prime Now in more than 30 major cities and unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on
more than 100 million items. Start a free trial of Amazon Prime at
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