Amazon announced its intention to bring the same day and the next day to the people living in small cities by the end of 2026. Speedier delivery residents will “be available in more than 4,000 small cities, towns and rural communities.
Items, including grocery, beauty products, household goods, or pet food, will now be available to small towns or rural consumers to supply the same day or next day as the “everyday accessories”. If they are prime subscribers (currently $ 14.99 or $ 139 annually a month, then they get unlimited free of charge when spending more than $ 25 on checkout.
Items classified as “everyday accessories” will now be available to small cities or rural users to supply the same day or the next day.
Amazon has already expanded its faster delivery options to consumers in more than 1,000 smaller or rural communities, and people are buying these items at a higher rate than ever. Amazon says more than 90 % of the top 50 items purchased for one -day delivery are “everyday accessories”.
According to the Amazon, the company managed to meet this massive extension by spending a lot of money – $ 4 billion – $ 4 billion on hiring new drivers for new facilities and delivery. It also transforms existing delivery centers into hybrid facilities in small communities where Amazon packages can be prepared for final delivery.
And the company is using machine learning to better predict what items each communities buy in large quantities, so it can ensure that these items are in stock for faster delivery. This includes “the most popular and frequently purchased products such as wireless headphones, coffee pods, crackers, crackers, paper towels, and diapers, and Dobok, a product made to fit local preferences like wildbird food in Iowa, and Shardotown, Mary, and Achille, in Mary.
Although many inhabitants from small cities may be pleased with the delivery of Amazon, local business owners may have different reactions. Amazon has long been a threat to local moms and pop shops who strive to compete with online shopping facility, while also working hard for high rent and business costs. Amazon believes that it provides small businesses with opportunities to reach new consumers, but critics claim that the company exploits its dominance in the economy to squeeze local businessmen.
