Amazon increases fees on grocery delivery

• Amazon Prime customers will incur more fees on groceries delivered through Amazon Fresh.
• Free delivery will be available for customers who spend more than $150. It was previously available on orders more than $35.
• The retailer will maintain a two-hour delivery window and in some areas offer a six-hour window for a reduced fee. 

Amazon Prime customers, who order groceries from its grocery offshoot Amazon Fresh, will now face more delivery fees. 

In a Jan. 27 email to customers, Amazon detailed the new pricing scheme. Under the new guidelines, free grocery delivery will be available to consumers who spend more than $150 in a single order. For orders between $100-$150, Amazon Fresh will impose a $3.95 delivery fee, a $6.95 fee for orders between $50-$100 and a $9.95 fee for orders less than $50. 

Previously, free delivery from Amazon Fresh was available to customers whose order total reached $35. 

“This service fee will help keep prices low in our online and physical grocery stores as we better cover grocery delivery costs and continue to enable offering a consistent, fast and high-quality delivery experience,” the email to consumers said.

Amazon said it would continue to offer two-hour delivery on all orders, though the company said it would in some regions offer a longer six-hour delivery window for a reduced fee, which was not disclosed in the Jan. 27 message to customers. One-hour grocery pickup, where available, will remain free, the retailer said.