In Many Parts of U.S., Amazon's Same-day Delivery Plan Said Not Ready for Prime Time

Unlike the May numbers from Channel Advisor, Wulfraat just looked at the 20 largest U.S. cities"”which are arguably the best candidates for same-day delivery, since they have the highest customer density. Then he measured the distance from each city's epicenter to the closest Amazon warehouse, figuring a generous 100 miles for a DC to be able to do same-day delivery. The results weren't generous to Amazon's same-day plans: Only eight of the 20 cities currently have an Amazon DC within 100 miles.

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