By Arlenys Tabare
Apr 24, 2024, 1:00 PM EDT
This Tuesday, the e-commerce giant, Amazon introduced a new grocery delivery service for both Prime members as a lower-cost extension for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients.
In the statement, Tony Hoggett, senior vice president of global grocery stores at Amazon, mentioned that the initiative is based on the idea that currently “we have many different customers, with many different needs and We want to save you time and money every time you buy food.”, said.
According to information provided by the retailer The cost of unlimited delivery will be $9.99 dollars per month, only for orders over $35 dollars This will be for both Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh and other local retail chains and supermarkets.
According to Amazon already The new service is available in 3,500 cities and towns throughout the countryafter last year testing it in only three cities, giving a satisfactory result of 85% success.
SNAP recipients will have a delivery service
For their part, the delivery cost for SNAP beneficiaries will be only $4.99 dollars per month; they will not need to be a Prime member to obtain this service. They only need to have an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card on file.
For Amazon, including food stamp recipients in this new delivery program stems from an initiative to provide more affordable groceries to low-income customers, the e-commerce giant said in the statement.
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