Over 90,000 Amazon orders can now be delivered in one hour or three hours in some areas of Charlotte for a fee as part of a nationwide rollout, the online retail giant announced Tuesday.
Items available for the expedited delivery range from pantry goods and cleaning supplies to over-the-counter medications, as well as electronics, toys, clothing, and home and garden.
Amazon attributes the ability to offer these speeds to a revamped same-day fulfillment process and the use of existing same-day delivery sites. Amazon uses predictive AI inventory placement algorithms to streamline fulfillment, the company said…