Amazon expands and speeds up delivery

SEATTLE, Wash. Amazon.com announced the launch of “Local Express Delivery,” a new shipping option giving customers same-day delivery in seven major cities including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Seattle and Washington D.C. The service will be extended to Chicago, Indianapolis and Phoenix in the coming months.

Items are now available for local express delivery. Amazon Prime members pay just $5.99 per item for the service. Items ordered before the local cut-off times will be delivered the same day. Customers will find delivery cut-off times on each product’s detail page.

Amazon has also expanded Saturday delivery options. Now, items ordered before the cut-off time on Thursday using two-day shipping will be delivered on Saturday instead of Monday. For Prime members, Thursday-to-Saturday delivery is free using two-day shipping. For all other customers, the service is offered at the current two-day shipping rates. Saturday delivery is also available for orders placed before the cut-off on Fridays for $6.99 per item for Prime members and an additional charge for all other customers.

Restrictions may apply. Visit www.amazon.com/help/shipping for the full details and additional information about local express delivery, two-day shipping, Saturday delivery and all other Amazon.com shipping options.