Amazon upgrades its delivery system for quicker and more affordable deliveries.

Amazon's Lauwin-Planque logistics facility, with its logo.
On November 15, 2022, the Amazon logo may be visible at the company's logistics facility in Lauwin-Planque, northern France. Pascal Rossignol for Reuters
May 13 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) claimed that after the COVID-19 epidemic, it had streamlined its distribution network, allowing it to speed up deliveries, cut costs, and minimize carbon emissions.

The online retailer claimed on Saturday that it had shortened delivery times, changed the structure of its inventory management system, and improved search functionality to display customers items nearest to them, resulting in 12% fewer touchpoints before deliveries.

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The costs of home delivery and returns have been reduced by other online businesses as well.

This week, Amazon announced that it will pay US consumers $10 to pick up their orders in-person rather than have them delivered to their homes. The company has taken a number of steps to cut delivery-related expenses across the board as it tightens its belt after a time of rapid development.

The Wall Street Journal broke the news of the e-commerce company's move on Saturday.