Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US

Amazon Declaration It is the same day on Tuesday and the next day distributed services are expanding in more than 4,000 smaller cities and cities in the rural USA, the expansion will bring its rapid Prime delivery services to several million customers in places like Asbury, Iowa; Fort Seneca, Ohio; Lewis, Delaware; Island in the northern Padre of Texas; And Sharpatown, Maryland.

The e-commerce giant plans to invest more than $ 4 billion to make the size of its delivery network three times by 2026. Amazon has recognized growing demand for rapid distribution from rural customers, who often have limited alternatives while shopping online.

Increasing investment in the same day and the next day, the company’s target is to create more jobs in rural communities with approximately 170 terms at the delivery stations as well as on delivery stations.

Amazon also said that the number of items supplied to the United States on the same day or the next day has increased by more than 30% than the same period last year. In the only 2024, the company delivered the More than 9 billion Items using quick delivery services.

As soon as Amazon gets ready for it comes this announcement Prime Day eventWhich will last 96 hours from July 8 to July 11.