Amazon boosts monthly fee for Prime by US$2, maintains yearly rate

An employee collects items ordered by Amazon.com customers through the company's two-hour delivery service Prime Now in a warehouse in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jeffrey Dastin

Amazon.com Inc raised the monthly fee for the US version of its fast-shipping and video-streaming service Amazon Prime by US$2 (RM8) on Jan 19, making the case for subscribers to upgrade to an annual plan. 

It was the first increase of Prime fees in almost four years and comes at the end of another bullish year and holiday season for Amazon's dominant online shopping platform.