16th Nov 2016 07:00
News Release
Release date: 16 November 2016
Launch of 'Morrisons at Amazon' store pick service, and wholesale supply update
Morrisons is pleased to announce a new service, 'Morrisons at Amazon'. From today, Amazon Prime customers in selected areas can order a full Morrisons shop online via the Prime Now app. Orders will be picked at a local Morrisons store and delivered same day by Amazon either within one hour for £6.99 or in a two hour slot for free. The service will launch in selected postcodes in London and Hertfordshire.
This new initiative broadens the Morrisons wholesale supply services available to Amazon customers. Morrisons wholesale supply to Amazon launched in June and has started well. It has been extended to thousands of Morrisons products.
These initiatives are capital light for Morrisons and, although still in their early stages, will contribute to the £50m-£100m incremental profit opportunity we outlined at the 2015/16 Preliminary results.
David Potts, Chief Executive, said:
"As food maker and shopkeeper, we have unique skills to help build a broader new Morrisons through capital light growth. 'Morrisons at Amazon' is another exciting joint opportunity and makes Morrisons good quality, great value-for-money products available to even more customers."
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