Tech push: Amazon to boost services on app as sellers increase 80% in 2017

Amazon India is in a battle with Flipkart for leadership in burgeoning Indian e-commerce market

After gaining over 150,000 sellers in a little over 12 months, Amazon India plans a big technology and investment boost for its services in New Delhi.

Abstaining from giving absolute numbers, the company said that apart from fulfilment centres, where Amazon has put a chunk of its investment, the company is planning to put a lot more on seller services in 2018.

The online marketplace giant saw 80 per cent growth in the number of sellers in a year. It would, said Gopal Pillai, director, seller services of Amazon, "double down" on investment on its seller app, which has already seen over