Amazon To Expand Same-Day Delivery Service Reach
By Miles BryanAmazon To Expand Same-Day Delivery Service Reach
By Miles Bryan
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Critics accuse online retailer Amazon of not offering same day delivery in largely African-American areas. Amazon says many factors contribute to whether customers can get same day service, such as how close you are to a distribution center.
While same day delivery is not available on Chicago’s South Side, it IS available to customers who live in Oak Lawn. Oak Lawn is a mostly white village. It is farther away from Amazon’s closest distribution center than neighborhoods on Chicago’s south side.