Pizza still comes to your door faster, but maybe not for long.

If you have been on the fence about getting Amazon Prime, does 1-day delivery on a lot of items push you in the direction to subscribe?

Amazon says that more than 10 million items they sell can get to you in one day.

From CNET.com:

The e-commerce giant in April announced plans to upgrade Amazon Prime in the US from a two-day shipping program to just one day. Early that month, it had already added more selection to its one-day program, and it plans to continue growing that inventory, the company said Monday. It’s otherwise offered few details about the plan and its roll out, but said it’s spending $800 million this quarter to upgrade its infrastructure to help speed deliveries.

The move ratchets up competition in the retail world, where Amazon has been growing relentlessly for two decades, with traditional retailers struggling to keep up with the company’s innovations. The change to one-day shipping also comes as more retailers have started offering two-day shipping. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is already working on matching Amazon’s one-day push, saying last month it started offering next-day deliveries in Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Right now, over 200 million items are available to be shipped in Amazon Prime’s 2-day window. Amazon is in the process of upgrading Prime so that one-day delivery is the standard overall.

Speaking of delivery, have you seen how you can have your packages put into the garage instead of leaving them on the porch?

Learn more about Key for Garage: amazon.com/keyforgarage. No garage at all? They could put it into your vehicle trunk!

May I also say that I do try to “shop small” at local retailers as much as humanly possible, because brick and mortar stores supply jobs, pay local taxes, and get me things even faster than delivery. I don’t look forward to a day where EVERYTHING is delivered. Shopping in a store is fun!

Susan Saunders 6/3/19