Amazon launches same-day collection service at 500 locations
Amazon has teamed up with newspaper and magazine distributor Smith News to launch a same-day collection service at 500 newsagents and convenience stores.
Same-Day collection will enable customers to order as late as 11.45am for collection from 4pm. Customers will be notified via email when their order is available and they will be able to collect their parcel up to 11.59pm, depending on the store closing time.
The new service will be available at more than 500 newsagents and convenience stores that carry the ‘Pass my Parcel’ branding to highlight the service to customers.
Christopher North, managing director of Amazon.co.uk, explained: “This is our fastest pick-up service yet. We know that Prime customers love fast delivery and the convenience to pick up their order at a time and place that suits them best. This new service brings together both of those great benefits.”
Never Miss a Retail Update!In addition to Same-Day collection, customers will also have the option of Express Morning collection with orders placed up to 7.45pm being available for guaranteed collection the next morning. With this service, customers’ parcels will be delivered from 6.30am and no later than 9am depending on the store opening time. Once the collection option is chosen and the order is placed, a code is emailed to the customer who then presents it at the store.
The collection options will be free of charge for Amazon Prime customers until the end of the year. Customers who are not members of Amazon Prime can opt for Same-Day collection or Express Morning collection for £4.99 for a limited period.
Amazon now offers more than 6,000 pick-up locations including ‘Pass my Parcel’ stores, Collect+ stores and Amazon Lockers.
North added: “We have recently added Birmingham International Airport and a number of London tube stations to our ever-expanding list of pick-up locations. Our intention is to keep rapidly adding to the many thousands of existing pick-up locations to ensure that customers all over the UK are provided with as much choice as possible when it comes to the delivery of their Amazon order.”
