New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Amazon is ending a 16-year-old program which allowed family members to share free shipping benefits. The program, called Prime Invitee, will end on October 1st, after which point, the enrolled users will lose access to free delivery.

​Launched in 2009, the feature allowed Prime members to share free two-day shipping benefits with another adult, even if they lived at a different address.

​"Prime members can instead share a broad range of Prime benefits with Amazon Family, including: fast, free delivery; access to exclusive deals and shopping events like Prime Day; movies, series, and live sports with Prime Video; Amazon Music and additional digital entertainment; access to a free Grubhub+ membership; an...