Amazon opens five fulfilment centres, doubles storage capacity

Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce player today said it has opened five fulfillment centres in the country. The centres are located at Delhi, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Tauru (on Gurgaon outskirts).

Amazon said with two existing centres in Mumbai and Bangalore, it has doubled it storage capacity to over half a million sq ft. Fulfilment centres are large warehouses where it ships products to customers.

"We are very excited by our rapid growth and the response we have received from customers and sellers since our launch just over a year ago. The launch of these five new Fulfillment Centers is part of our continued investment in providing fast and reliable delivery across vast selection of products, and enabling sellers of all sizes to achieve nationwide scale." said Amit Agarwal, Vice President and Country Manager, Amazon India.

The Fulfillment Center in Chennai is already operational and the remaining four FCs will be operational next month.

"Sellers have greatly appreciated our Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service, a pay-as-you-go service and a key feature of our e-commerce platform. A Q1 2014 survey conducted with Sellers on Amazon.in who have used FBA showed 85% of respondents reporting a sales increase since joining FBA and of these 40% of respondents reporting a sales increase of at least 30%. With the opening of new FCs across five Indian states comprising of Delhi, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan & Gujarat, we will enable many more SMEs in India to take advantage of this service and help them expand their online business. We will continue to do the heavy lifting on behalf of sellers so that they can focus on providing our customers with vast selection at competitive prices and in turn sell more and earn more money," adds Amit Deshpande, Director & GM Seller Services, Amazon India.

The Fulfillment Center in Chennai is already operational and the remaining four FCs will be operational next month.