{"id":424112,"date":"2025-12-04T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424112\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:02:23","slug":"amazon-begins-drone-delivery-in-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/424112\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon begins drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The largest online retailer in the U.S. has brought its drone delivery service to North Texas <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/amazon\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/amazon\">Amazon<\/a> has gone live in Richardson for local customers as it makes its first big push into the region. Customers in the area can use the technology for tens of thousands of items in as little as one hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The service, operating from facilities adjacent to a fulfillment center, delivers packages weighing up to 5 pounds within a roughly 7- to 8-mile radius of the facility. Members of Amazon Prime can receive deliveries for $4.99.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2024\/12\/18\/two-d-fw-malls-take-to-the-skies-with-drone-delivery\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2024\/12\/18\/two-d-fw-malls-take-to-the-skies-with-drone-delivery\/\">Dallas-Fort Worth area<\/a> has attracted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2025\/08\/13\/drone-delivery-is-set-to-finally-take-off-with-d-fw-as-an-early-incubator\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interest and investments <\/a>from drone companies in the U.S. and globally for years as it benefits from a relatively open regulatory environment, good weather and regions open to new technology. Walmart, an Amazon rival, has been a key player locally as it works with drone operators. <\/p>\n<p>D-FW Retail News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">The latest on retail openings, closings and trends in D-FW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DDPRG2OA4NDZHE7GGP3ZR6PMGY.jpg\" alt=\"The front exterior of Netflix House is photographed ahead of its opening, on Thursday, Nov....\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Amazon has rolled out the service to a handful of cities including Tolleson, Ariz., Pontiac, Mich., and Ruskin, Fla., along with Waco and San Antonio in Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Drone deliveries are popping up in more cities around the country after some companies used  North Texas to prove  the service could work. Walmart is adding cities through its partnerships and recently began service <a href=\"https:\/\/wing.com\/news\/wing-walmart-metro-atlanta-drone-delivery-launch\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the Atlanta area<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2025\/12\/03\/is-the-texas-holiday-shopping-season-off-to-a-strong-start-after-early-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/43EVXD5UGRASZL5BAJCDRDWXM4.jpg\" alt=\"Crews erected the Klyde Warren Park Christmas tree ahead of the tree lighting celebration in...\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2025\/12\/03\/is-the-texas-holiday-shopping-season-off-to-a-strong-start-after-early-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is the Texas holiday shopping season off to a strong start after early concerns?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Black Friday, Cyber Monday revenue climbed in-store and online in Dallas, according to Block.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__P4zn3 inline-block pr-8 shrink-0 w-auto flex flex-col\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2025\/12\/03\/california-boot-company-expanding-its-regional-fort-worth-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-with-images-list-with-images-module__6H-hI dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/S3V43FPDVZFOJMF5X2UKMR4ZFQ.jpg\" alt=\"Ariat is a clothing company most known for its Western and equestrian apparel.\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/retail\/2025\/12\/03\/california-boot-company-expanding-its-regional-fort-worth-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California boot company expanding its regional Fort Worth headquarters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Firm announces over $70 million investment and the creation of new jobs for the company\u2019s local operations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The largest online retailer in the U.S. has brought its drone delivery service to North Texas Amazon has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":424113,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5138],"tags":[2431,5229,7371,7372,6270,13388,2107,158,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-424112","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-amazon","9":"tag-america","10":"tag-fort-worth","11":"tag-fortworth","12":"tag-retail","13":"tag-richardson","14":"tag-shopping","15":"tag-technology","16":"tag-texas","17":"tag-tx","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-united-states-of-america","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115661436115199319","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}