By Colin Kellaher
Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said it expanded its Prime Now
service to Dallas, as it continues to roll out its one-hour
delivery service beyond New York City.
Amazon said customers in Dallas--who must be members of Amazon's
$99-a-year Prime program--can get one-hour delivery on tens of
thousands of items for $7.99 per order, or with no fee for two-hour
delivery.
The e-commerce giant last week launched Prime Now in some areas
of Miami and Baltimore, portending a broader rollout of the service
and marking its latest move against brick-and-mortar rivals.
An Amazon spokeswoman last week said the company would use
existing warehouses in Miami and Baltimore as dispatch points for
couriers in cars. Amazon opened two fulfillment centers in the
Dallas area in 2013.
Separately, Amazon said it was extending the use of its grocery
delivery business AmazonFresh to members of its Prime program
through June. At the end of the free period, users will need to
sign up for a Prime Fresh membership, which costs $299 a year and
includes both programs, the company said.
Write to Colin Kellaher at colin.kellaher@wsj.com
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