Amazon.com Introduces Automatic, Free Delivery Service
May 15, 2007 8:00 AM
SEATTLE — Amazon.com has announced a Subscribe and Save feature that allows for the automatic and free delivery of groceries discounted by 15%. The feature lets customers to choose when they’d like shipments delivered, whether it be in one-month, two-month, three-month or six-month intervals. Shoppers who choose the option will have free shipping for the length of the subscription. “We are excited to enable customers to set up automatic reorders of their favorite products delivered to their door at discounted prices,” said Maria Renz, vice president of consumables, Amazon.com, in a statement. Subscribers will receive automatic email reminders and the option to make changes as needed or cancel at any time. Amazon.com’s grocery store carries over 22,000 non-perishable products, including natural and organic items.
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