LOS ANGELES-Amazon's long-awaited entry into the home delivery grocery market began here on Monday, bringing with it a host of questions and some concerns from the real estate and food community on its potential impact on brick and mortar stores.
The first Amazon Fresh trucks are rolling to a select few L.A. zip codes, offering two types of delivery – a three-hour time slot that does not require the customer to be home, with the food left in temperature-controlled totes; and a scheduled one-hour slot where a customer receives the order in person. The delivery associates will “gladly” bring groceries into the kitchen and take away totes or other shipping supplies, according to the Amazon Fresh web site.
A wide selection of items that mirrors what would be offered in a well-stocked brick and mortar grocery store is being offered by Amazon Fresh, including pet and cleaning products, flowers, fresh meats, eggs, seafood, and wine/beer/spirits, among other items.
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