Amazon on Tuesday began rolling out Amazon Local Services, which lets customers purchase professional assistance for setup, installation and repair work. Service providers will be covered by Amazon’s guarantee. They will be licensed and insured, and they will have to pass a background check. The idea initially is to tie Amazon purchases to recommended service providers. For example, if a consumer were to buy an air conditioner from Amazon, the company would offer a list of firms that would install it.
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Amazon Goes Into the Handyman Business
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 25, 2014 01:52 PMAmazon on Tuesday began rolling out Amazon Local Services, which lets customers purchase professional assistance for setup, installation and repair work. Service providers will be covered by Amazon’s guarantee. They will be licensed and insured, and they will have to pass a background check. The idea initially is to tie Amazon purchases to recommended service providers. For example, if a consumer were to buy an air conditioner from Amazon, the company would offer a list of firms that would install it.