Most Americans already buy something from Amazon every month. Now the company wants them to buy their milk and frozen pizza too. Amazon’s expanding same-day grocery delivery to over 2,300 cities and towns by the end of 2025, up from about 1,000 locations today. That’s tens of millions of new customers who can get fresh produce delivered alongside their phone chargers and toilet paper.
Amazon’s bringing same-day grocery delivery to 2,300 cities—your milk arrives with your phone chargers now.
The push is massive. Over $100 billion in gross grocery sales this year. More than 150 million Americans already shopping for food through Amazon’s platforms. They’re not just selling bananas and avocados either—though those are top sellers. Thousands of items, from meat and seafood to baked goods and frozen foods, all available for same-day delivery. Mix them with electronics in the same cart. One checkout, done.
Here’s the deal: Prime members get free delivery on orders over $25. Everyone else pays $12.99 per order, no matter the size. Or they can pay $2.99 for orders under $25 if they want a smaller haul. Amazon says their prices match leading supermarkets. Sure they do.
The logistics are actually impressive. Temperature-controlled fulfillment centers. Six quality checks before perishables ship. Insulated bags that keep frozen pizzas frozen and milk cold. The same recyclable packaging they use for Fresh and Whole Foods orders. It works.
This isn’t some side project. Amazon’s coming for Walmart’s grocery crown, and they’re not being subtle about it. The $1 trillion U.S. grocery market is the prize. Walmart still leads, but Amazon’s closing the gap fast. Kroger’s watching nervously too. Instacart shares dropped nearly 11% after Amazon’s announcement—investors know what this means.
The expansion targets both big cities and small towns. Rural America gets the same service as Manhattan. That’s new. Amazon typically ignores smaller markets, but groceries changed the math. Everyone eats.
They’re calling it one of their most significant grocery moves to date. No kidding. When a company that already sells everything decides to sell fresh food everywhere, faster than anyone else, the industry notices. Traditional supermarkets spent decades building their networks. Amazon’s doing it in a few years.
The message is clear: Amazon wants every grocery dollar in America. They might just get them.
