Amazon.co.uk Launches Online Grocery Store
12 Jul 2010
Amazon.co.uk haslaunched its Grocery Store (www.amazon.co.uk/grocery) offering free delivery on thousands of household, niche, ethnic and international products from big brand manufacturers such as Kraft, Nestle, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, and international brand suppliers such as Bespoke, Eurofoods, and Tazaki. Amazon is taking on the mainstream supermarkets in the UK by offering a range of over 22,000 grocery lines including leading brands such as Pampers, Ariel, Uncle Ben’s, Dolmio, Kraft, Schwartz, Kenco, Carte Noir, Walkers, and Oreo as well as leading pet food products Bakers and Purina One.
"Amazon.co.uk’s aim is to be the place where customers can find and discover any product they want to buy online, and with the introduction of this new store there are thousands of household, niche, ethnic and international grocery items, all available at the click of a button," said James Leeson, director of Grocery at Amazon.co.uk Ltd. "With unlimited virtual shelf space, customers can choose from a wide variety of products, all of which benefit from free delivery. We will work tirelessly to increase the selection of grocery items available to be delivered directly to customers’ doors."
A large selection of international, and specialist items from organic, kosher, gluten free, sugar free and vegan ranges is available. Brands offered include, Montana hot chocolate, Illy coffee, Clif Bar natural energy bars and Loacker chocolate and wafers.
The Amazon.co.uk Grocery store allows customers to take advantage of the savings provided by bulk-buying items such as nappies, washing powders, pasta, rice, herbs, cooking oils and spices. The store benefits from all of Amazon.co.uk’s delivery options including unlimited free One-Day Delivery for an annual membership fee of £49 with Amazon Prime, and Free Super Saver Delivery where every product sold by Amazon.co.uk automatically qualifies for free delivery within the UK.
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