Prime Now Adds Its First Drugstore to the Service Just in Time for the Holidays

Prime Now Adds Its First Drugstore to the Service Just in Time for the Holidays

Starting today in select Seattle Metro areas, Prime Now offers one- and two-hour delivery of thousands of products from Bartell Drugs, the nation's oldest family-owned drugstore

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2016-- Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today that its Prime Now one-hour delivery service has added its first drugstore with local, family-owned store, Bartell Drugs. Prime members in Seattle can now shop thousands of health, beauty, grocery, snacks, local products and much more from Bartell Drugs and have those items conveniently delivered for free in two hours. Delivery from Bartell Drugs is available in select Seattle metro areas including Capitol Hill, Columbia City, Mercer Island, Renton, Sammamish, and University of Washington starting today and will be expanding soon. Starting today through 11:59 p.m. on November 21, 2016, Prime members will get $10 off their first Bartell Drugs order of $20 or more with the promotional code BARTEL10.

We're proud to team up with Bartell Drugs to offer customers free delivery on 90% of Bartell's in-store products, said Simoina Vasen, director of Amazon Prime Now. Whether you need cold medicine, a last minute beauty fix, or holiday items, Prime Now will deliver it right to your door for free in two hours.

Bartell Drugs has always stressed convenience as well as quality of products and service, says Brian Unmacht, President/CEO of Bartell Drugs. Bartells is excited to leverage Prime Now's service to offer the large number of local online shoppers our diverse and quality product selection, along with the added convenience of quick delivery.

In Seattle, Prime Now offers tens of thousands of items from Amazon, PCC, Uwajimaya, All the Best Pet Care, and popular local restaurants. Prime members can order everything on their grocery list from PCC's made-daily, prepared foods and organic, local produce to Uwajimaya's huge selection of Eastern-inspired products from cuts of meats to Asian snacks. Similarly, All the Best Pet Care affords customers the convenience of heavy pet food delivery, toys, pet beds and more. Prime Now is available neighborhoods spanning Everett to Normandy Park to Issaquah. With Prime Now, one-hour delivery is $7.99 and two-hour delivery is free. Prime Now is available from 8 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week in the Seattle area. Bartell Drugs is available through Prime Now Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Learn more about Amazon Prime Now at www.amazon.com/primenow.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about. Learn more about Amazon Prime Now, Shop, or Download the App at www.primenow.com.

About Bartell Drugs: Family-owned since 1890, Seattle-based Bartell Drugs is proud of its more than 125-year history based here in the Northwest. Four generations of the Bartell family have continuously focused on the future - and how the drugstore chain could better serve its customers. Operating 64 locations in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties, it is the nation's oldest family-owned drugstore chain. For more information on Bartell Drugs, visit www.bartelldrugs.com.

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