Prime members can download the Prime Now app, which is available on iOS and Android devices, or visit the service's website to place and track orders. Amazon has also been gradually ramping up its presence in the Charlotte region over the years. The company began expanding its receiving center on Old Dowd Road last summer, for example, and has been hiring at its has distribution center in Concord, where it already employs hundreds. Such facilities help the Seattle-based tech giant speed up delivery on orders across the region. Last week, Amazon agreed to buy upscale grocery chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, marking the tech giant's latest push into the crowded American grocery store industry.