Post office carriers will soon start delivering groceries from AmazonFresh thanks to a U.S. Postal service market test approved by the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission.
The test, called "Custom Delivery," will have carriers bring groceries to customers' homes early in the morning in San Francisco, typically between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., according to CNET. The test is set to start Friday at the earliest, and it will be held for the next two years.
With AmazonFresh, customers can order a variety of grocery items online, including fresh produce, dairy and meats, and have them delivered to their homes on the same day or the day after. Customers can also order items from local stores and Amazon.com. The service is currently only available in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle, the home base for the e-commerce giant.
Amazon also made the service available in Brooklyn, N.Y. earlier this month to those who use its Prime shipping and content services, CNET reported. Amazon Prime customers in certain areas in the borough can use the service free of charge. New York Customers will have a chance to sign up for the $299/year Prime Fresh service in early 2015.
The Postal Service can also request for the market test to be extended by another year if all goes well. Using USPS to delivery items will give Amazon a chance to save money and make its service available in more areas.
