Amazon to Bring Same-Day Delivery to Bronx, Chicago After Outcry
- Elected officials complained minorities were unfairly excluded
- Online retailer facing scrutiny about its service boundaries
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Amazon.com Inc. will bring free same-day delivery to the Bronx and Chicago’s South Side following criticism from elected representatives that the company’s data-driven service boundaries unfairly left out some minority communities.
The online retailer has pledged to expand its free same-day service in at least three cities following an analysis by Bloomberg News that highlighted racial disparities in areas where the service was available in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Washington.