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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

Amazon's plan would expand its drone delivery operation more than sixfold nationwide into hundreds of new communities, including the Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Boise metro areas. The drones will primarily fly in the suburbs well away from skyscrapers and major airports that could cause problems.

The Economic Times

Amazon’s drone delivery set for massive expansion across 500 US cities

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Thursday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities

The Independent UK

Amazon aims to revolutionize fast delivery with new 30-minute system

Amazon is revealing a new service offering deliveries in 30 minutes or less for an additional charge. This ultrafast delivery, called Amazon Now, is expanding to urban areas across several countries. The company is opening small order-processing hubs to meet urgent customer needs.

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Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg is quietly sitting on a shopping empire with 4 times the customers of Amazon, as Facebook Marketplace skyrockets

The secondhand platform boasts up to 1.2 billion monthly users, with Gen Z and millennials flocking to the site in search of hidden gems.

Fortune

Have A Return? Retail Fraudsters Are Making That More Difficult

A new twist in shopping — return fraud — has some retailers clamping down on policies.

Kiplinger

What our shopping choices say about the U.S. economy

Here's what we learned from a hectic spate of financial report cards shared by top U.S. retailers.

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