Amazon Prime US rolls out free one-hour grocery deliveries

AMAZON now offers Prime members two-hour free delivery on groceries in the US.

Yesterday, the online retailer announced that AmazonFresh and Whole Foods Market would be included in its Prime subscription.

Previously, Amazon charged its customers $14.99 (£11.62) for delivery service - on top of the cost of a Prime membership.

Amazon Prime membership on its own costs $119 (£92.98) a year - but you can, of course, get delivery on a range of other products, not just groceries.

In comparison, Walmart's annual delivery fee is $98 (£76), which works out to $12.95 (£10) a month.

Meanwhile Target chargers customers $99 (£77) a year - or $14 (£10.86) a month for free delivery on orders over $35 (£27.14).

There is a catch though - Prime members can only make the most of the free delivery if they've previously ordered food from Amazon.

The option to receive your groceries will show up automatically at the checkout - if you've already been buying food from the website.

If you're a Prime member who has not previously ordered food from the retailer, you must request to be invited to use the offer.

There is no specified wait time for a Prime member to be approved is - we have reached out to Amazon for a comment.

Earlier this year, Amazon launched one-day delivery for all Prime members.

Amazon launches eight days of discounts across tech, home-ware and gardening products.

Use your Prime delivery to get this outdoor heated cat house delivered to you the next day.

Shoppers can now buy Primark items on Amazon - and even get free next day delivery if they have Amazon Prime.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Money team? Email us at money@the-sun.co.uk