Amazon Revs Up 1-Hour Shipping in Speed Arms Race

How fast is fast enough? That’s a question to pose to Amazon, which is kicking its already brisk deliveries into high gear with one-hour and three-hour shipping across select U.S. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and Washington, D.C., in its latest bid to leave the competition in the dust. “Our customers are busier than ever and are looking for new ways to save time while keeping their households running,” Udit Madan, senior vice president of worldwide operations at the e-tail Goliath, s ...