Amazon Prime Wardrobe lets customers try on clothes before buying them

E-commerce platform, Amazon has launched Prime Wardrobe, a new service that lets customers to order three or more items without paying for them up front.

Customers will have a week after receiving their shipment to decide which items they want to buy and which they want to return before being charged.

The Prime Wardrobe programme includes more than a million items from shoes to accessories and clothing. Shoppers receive a 20 percent discount when they keep five or more items. Items are shipped in a resealable box with a prepaid label for returns.

More than 1 million products, such as clothes, shoes and accessories from brands such as Calvin Klein and Hugo Boss are eligible for the service, Amazon said.

Prime Wardrobe represents another way Amazon is encouraging people to sign up for Prime, its US $99-per-year programme that includes two-day shipping and streaming video. The company has found that assuming these extra costs is worth it because Prime members buy more goods, more often on Amazon.