Amazon, the online marketplace, announced on April 6 that it will be expanding its same-day delivery service to 11 more metro areas. Those who have Amazon Prime accounts in Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and Tucson can now take advantage of the option.
For an order to qualify, Amazon users must fill their virtual cart with at least $35 worth of goods. Once reaching this total, they can arrange to have their items shipped to them by the end of the day.
"Prime was developed to make shopping on Amazon fast and convenient, and millions of members have used Prime Free Same-Day Delivery to make their lives even easier," said Greg Greeley, vice president of Prime. "We keep making Prime better, and as our operational capabilities grow, we will continue to invent and expand delivery options that customers love."
With a Prime membership, Amazon shoppers enjoy a wide variety of perks, including video streaming and free shipping on eligible products. A membership costs shoppers $99 per year.
To date, Prime Free Same-Day Delivery is now available in 27 metro areas, including Boston, Chicago, Orlando and the San Francisco bay area. More than 1,000 towns and cities are being served.
Free two-day shipping is already offered to Prime members on more than 30 million items on Amazon. In addition, this option spans across the continental U.S., as well as rural areas.
Prime Now, which is available in 25 metro areas, allows for even faster delivery. Under this option, customers have the ability to request a delivery within two hours.
Amazon has been working on expanding Prime Now as of late, introducing restaurant delivery in San Diego in February 2016. San Diego Prime members now have the option to order from participating restaurants and request an Amazon delivery within an hour.
"San Diego has great cuisines from all around the world and we are excited to bring them right to the doorstep of San Diego customers through Prime Now Restaurant Delivery," said Gus Lopez, general manager of Amazon Restaurants, at the time of the announcement.
As of 2015, approximately 45 percent of Amazon customers were registered as Prime members.
