On Thursday, Amazon.com Inc said it stopped its Prime Pantry delivery service in the U.S. in order to restock groceries, after the surge in online orders by shoppers in panic around the coronavirus pandemic.
“Amazon Pantry is not accepting new orders at this time while we work to fulfill open orders and restock items following increased demand.”
– Amazon spokesperson
Prime Pantry sells non-perishable goods and has seen a spike in demand for groceries like cereals and soaps. This has been the trend despite customers throng supermarkets to stock up on supplies.
Amazon has not announced when Prime Pantry shall restart services but stated that it is working to get the items back in stock as soon as possible.
The move comes after Amazon resorted to receiving only vital supplies at its U.S., UK and other European warehouses until April 5, trying to free up space for high demand medical and household goods.
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