![]() ![]() Other cities around the world with Prime Now include Rome, Milan, Munich, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Tokyo, Osaka, Kawasaki, Yokohama, and Singapore. It has also expanded to certain cities in the United Kingdom, including London, Birmingham, Newcastle, Manchester, and Liverpool. By mid-2016, it had been expanded in the United States to include parts of Chicago, Miami, Baltimore, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Austin, Nashville, Portland, San Antonio, and Tampa. In February 2015, the service was extended to include all of Manhattan. As of 2014, 25,000 daily essential products were available through the service. The Prime Now service allows members to have products delivered to them within one hour for a fee of $7.99, or within two hours for no additional fee. In December 2014, Prime Now first launched in parts of New York City, by Stephenie Landry, an Amazon vice president who also heads up AmazonFresh and the now defunct Amazon Restaurants. Prime Now is available in most major metropolitan areas of the United States and United Kingdom, and in select markets in the rest of the world. In addition to delivery, grocery pickup is also available in some markets. As of April 2018, the service was live in 10 markets. In February 2018, Prime Now began adding the ability to place orders from Whole Foods Market stores in the service area. To eliminate packaging waste, items are placed in paper bags for delivery and taken out of insulated bags at the time of delivery to be reused. Sprouts Farmers Market was a former participant, ending its partnership after Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods. Participants in the program include Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and local partners such as Uwajimaya. Users can order groceries from local retailers to be delivered by independent contractors, similar to Instacart. In a May 2016, survey conducted by Cowen & Co., approximately one in four Amazon Prime users had used Prime Now. Third-party retail partners may also participate in the service and sell goods through Amazon's website. ![]() An Amazon Prime subscription includes and is required for access to the service, though it may not be available in all locations where Amazon Prime is offered. The service is used chiefly by the company's own Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh subsidiaries. The name also originated a brand, including a custom app, to distinguish the service from Amazon's other offerings, but both the branding and the app have since been discontinued. Prime Now, LLC is a subsidiary of Amazon that oversees its same-day grocery shopping and delivery service. France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Spain, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States
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