5/19/2023 0 Comments Amazon delivery grocery![]() ![]() In the US, Amazon awarded scholarships worth $40,000 each to 100 students through the Amazon Future Engineer programme. There are plans for further expansion in the coming year. Shoppers can currently order for delivery from Whole Foods Market via Prime Now in 75 US metropolitan areas, and order for collection in 30 areas. In the US, Amazon says that customer demand for free two-hour delivery from its Whole Foods Market stores continued to exceed expectations. Amazon said it would share its carbon footprint and related goals and programmes later this year. ![]() ![]() Its Amazon Day innovation enables shoppers to name the day they want their deliveries to arrive, grouping purchases into fewer deliveries and potentially fewer boxes. Through Shipment Zero it aims to make all deliveries zero carbon, and expects to get halfway to that goal by 2030. Progress to zero carbonĪmazon unveiled three new renewable energy projects, in Ireland, Sweden and the US, as part of its commitment to use 100% renewable energy to power its Amazon Web Services global infrastructure. Drivers can now operate Alexa from more cars, including the new Audi e-tron. ![]() It now operates in French specifically for French Canadian customers, while Brazilian Portuguese will be available later this year. Voice commerceĪlexa now has more than 90,000 skills available in the Alexa Skills Store. Net income – or profits – rose by 125% to $3.6bn (£2.8bn), up from $1.6bn (£1.2bn) a year earlier. Net sales were 17% ahead of the same time last year, or 19% ahead when the $1.1bn (£0.9bn) effect of unfavourable foreign exchange rates were excluded. The update came as Amazon, an Elite retailer in IRUK Top500 research, reported a double-digit rise in net sales to $59.7bn (£46.3bn) in the first quarter of its financial year. Amazon today highlighted its progress towards zero carbon emissions, the latest on the Alexa voice assistant, and the continued growth of its two-hour grocery delivery services in the US, as it reported its first-quarter figures. ![]()
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