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What you need to know about Amazon today: May 13, 2026

Meet Alexa for Shopping, your personalized, agentic AI assistant on Amazon
Amazon's new Alexa for Shopping merges Rufus and Alexa+ into a single AI shopping assistant available to all U.S. customers on the Amazon app, website, and Echo Show. It combines deep product knowledge with personal preferences, shopping history, and cross-device conversations to offer personalized recommendations, dynamic comparisons, up to a year of price history, automated deal-finding, and agentic purchasing across Amazon and other websites.
Echo Show gets a new visual shopping experience powered by Alexa+
Echo Show now offers the full Amazon shopping experience powered by Alexa+, letting customers browse, compare, and buy using voice, touch, or both. The interface mirrors the Amazon app and website with larger fonts and streamlined layouts optimized for screen interaction. It's available now on Echo Show 15 and 21, with more devices coming soon.
Amazon rolls out 30-minute delivery on thousands of groceries and essentials
Millions of U.S. customers can now get fresh groceries, household essentials, and locally relevant items delivered to their door in 30 minutes or less. Amazon Now is widely available in Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, and Seattle, with rapid expansion underway in dozens more U.S. cities. Prime members pay a discounted delivery fee of $3.99 per order.
5 ways to get fresh groceries delivered from Amazon
Amazon offers five fresh grocery delivery options in the U.S.: Same-Day Delivery, Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Now, and a variety of local grocers and specialty retailers. Whether you need tonight's dinner ingredients fast or a full weekly grocery haul alongside household essentials, Amazon has a delivery option that fits any occasion. Prime members get exclusive grocery benefits including free or discounted delivery, member-only savings, and access to a wide selection of groceries at everyday low prices.
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