Amazon Testing New Program that Allows Drivers to Make Deliveries from Malls

Amazon keeps on getting better. The online retailer uses “Flex” drivers to deliver packages from local shopping malls in a new program. 

The company told the NY Post that Amazon’s ‘Flex’ drivers, who use their cars, are now picking up packages from mall-based retail stores instead of from Amazon warehouses to speed up the time it takes to get to customers’ homes.

Participating malls include Las Vegas, Chandler, Arizona, and Tysons Corner, Virginia. 

Amazon customers can now choose faster delivery by opting into a local mall service instead of an Amazon warehouse. The news comes after other discounter stores like Target and Walmart blame the e-commerce site for stealing all of their clientele. Toy “R” Us blamed Amazon in 2017 for going out of business. 

A spokesperson for Amazon insinuates that this is just another delivery method. “This is just another way we are able to connect Amazon sellers with customers via convenient delivery options.”