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flexibility for those at work during the week

Many workplaces do not offer the option for employees to have items delivered to their work address, so online shopping can make things more complicated, with trips to the post office at the weekend. The option of a Sunday delivery, giving workers another day to use for online shopping, may prove a real asset to these professionals.

Amazon may experience mixed feelings with this new development. On the one hand, it is convenient to have more choice – but on the other, people may prize their quiet Sundays, and resent having to wait around for a parcel to be delivered.

could this be a blow for the UK high street?

One of the downfalls of online shopping, for some people, has been the fact that delivery is still fairly inflexible. If you need something like a big ticket item – a fridge for example – people may be more likely to spend one of their days off going to collect it from a high street retailer. With this new Sunday delivery option opened up, will the high street suffer?

Sunday deliveries could help over Christmas

According to Jamie Stephenson, UK Director for Amazon Logistics, they will be able to deliver “thousands more parcels” through Sunday delivery, as reported in the Telegraph.

Sunday delivery is currently only open to Amazon Prime customers at no extra cost. Amazon Prime is free for 30 days, after which it costs £49 per year, and qualifies you for free next day delivery on all products dispatched and sold by Amazon.

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