{"id":336965,"date":"2017-03-28T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1469729"},"modified":"2017-03-28T22:00:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T14:00:34","slug":"amazon-debuts-amazonfresh-pickup-drive-up-groceries-delivered-to-your-trunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/amazon-debuts-amazonfresh-pickup-drive-up-groceries-delivered-to-your-trunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon debuts AmazonFresh Pickup, drive-up groceries delivered to your trunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube c5\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player c4\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Qge56XV2_A?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u2019s grocery efforts just got a new level of convenience for shoppers: AmazonFresh Pickup, a drive-in grocery delivery right to your car\u2019s trunk, launching in beta on Tuesday. Shoppers just order online from AmazonFresh\u2019s selection, pick a time slot (as soon as 15 minutes after you make your order), and then drive to an AmazonFresh Pickup location and pull into a parking space, where your groceries will be loaded directly into your car by a service agent within a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The service is bundled as a free addition for Amazon Prime subscribers, adding a significant new feature to the company\u2019s existing list of Prime features. There\u2019s also no minimum order, so if you want to pick up just a tube of toothpaste \u2013 well, you do you.<\/p>\n<p>Available items include fresh produce, meats, brea, dairy and a range of household items, among others. The program is actually limited to Amazon employees only for now, since it\u2019s in beta, but once it\u2019s open for a broader audience it\u2019ll be available to all Prime members. There\u2019s also a geographic limitation, which means while every Prime member will be able to use it, you\u2019ll have to pick up in Seattle\u2019s SODO and Ballard neighbourhoods, where the company\u2019s two current AmazonFresh Pickup locations reside.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon has been exploring a range of different ways to rethink grocery shopping, and this looks like another interesting experiment blending traditional shopping with its own ecommerce model. AmazonFresh has been slow to expand geographically, but if this proves promising, it might help with those efforts to grow that aspect of the business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/amazonfresh-pickup.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/amazonfresh-pickup.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/amazonfresh-pickup.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/amazonfresh-pickup.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/03\/amazonfresh-pickup.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;Amazon&#8217;s grocery efforts just got a new level of convenience for shoppers: AmazonFresh Pickup, a drive-in grocery delivery right to your car&#8217;s trunk, launching in beta on Tuesday. 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