Amazon.com Inc said today it has halted its Prime Pantry delivery service in the United States to restock groceries, following a surge in online orders by shoppers worried about 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,' a company spokesperson said.

The service, which sells non-perishable groceries from cereals to soaps, has seen huge demand despite consumers thronging supermarkets and grocery stores for everything from toilet papers and canned foods.






An employee places a label on a box at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment center in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., last year







Amazon workers perform their jobs inside of an Amazon fulfilment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, 건강 U.S., last year







The e-commerce giant announced the new measures to prioritize goods including groceries, medical supplies and baby food on Tuesday. Pictured: An Amazon driver wearing a protective mask in New Rochelle, New York, last week

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