Amazon offers 1-hour and 3-hour deliveries for US customers willing to pay an extra charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee, including pantry staples, clothing, over-the-counter medications, cleaning supplies and electronics. The announcement comes as Amazon is seeing increased competition from Walmart and is also looking to satisfy shoppers' increasing demands for faster delivery. The e-commerce colossus said customers in more than 2,000 cities, towns and suburban areas can now choose to have orders from it ...