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635 Amazon Gambles on $4B Push Into America's Rural Areas, May Soon Carry More Parcels Than USPS

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 03/29/2026 12:34 EDT

Amazon Gambles on $4B Push Into America's Rural Areas, May Soon Carry More Parcels Than USPS

In many rural areas, America's online shoppers can wait half a week or more for deliveries. But Amazon started a $4 billion "rural delivery push" last year, reports Bloomberg, and has now cut delivery times to under 24 hours for 1 in 5 rural and small-town households, with 48-hour delivery to 62% of rural households.

The payoff could be huge. Rural shoppers in the US collectively spend $1 trillion a year on clothing, electronics, household goods and other items, representing about 20% of retail purchases e

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