NEW YORK (AP/WOWO): Amazon wants you to order your turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce online this Thanksgiving — its latest effort to make its Prime subscription service a central part of food shopping, much the way it’s done for other consumer goods.
Right before the cooking-heavy months of November and December, Amazon rolled out a monthly payment option for its grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh. On Monday it expanded to several new cities including Chicago and Dallas. Officials want to open 20 grocery stores over the next two years.
Ten of the stores will be your typical walk-in and shop stores, while the other ten will be “click-and-collect.” You’ll place your order online, drive by the pick-up location and load your groceries.
If the pilot program works out, they could start opening 200 stores a year.