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Republic Day Sale by Amazon and Flipkart live, discounts on top smartphones

Amazon Flipkart Republic Day sale is live in India. There are several products available at a huge discount. Here are the top 5 smartphone deals in the Republic Day sale

Amazon Great Republic Day sale: Offers on Apple, Samsung, other smartphones

Amazon India is hosting the Great Republic Day sale from January 13 in which the e-commerce platform is offering deals and offers on smartphones. Below are the details

Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2024 to start on 13 Jan, all details inside

Amazon Great Republic Day Sale will start on Jan 13. The yearly sale that starts around the Republic Day will allow exclusive early permit for Prime subscribers of multiple deals and discounts

Big tech firms nearly pause recruitment in India amid global slowdown

These companies have registered a 90% decline in active job postings in India in 2023 when compared to the last year, according to a report

Amazon India inks pact with Indian Coast Guard over work opportunities

E-commerce giant Amazon India on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), under the Ministry of Defence, to provide ex-service personnel with work opportunities across the company. With this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Amazon India will collaborate with the ICG to help ex-servicemen from military backgrounds pursue their corporate careers through opportunities at Amazon or in other corporate roles, the company said in a statement. "Due to the deep appreciation of the wealth of experience and unique perspective of ex-service personnel, Amazon runs the Military Veterans Employment Programme globally. "With the signing of this MoU, we are excited to work with the Indian Coast Guard towards a common goal of creating meaningful work opportunities for our veterans and their families," Amazon India, Japan and Emerging Markets VP, People Experience Technology, Deepti Varma said. In August 2019, Amazon India launched a Military Veterans Employment programme to

Amazon sellers worry over misleading AI product reviews impacting sales

Product reviews have been a central part of shopping on Amazon for almost three decades, providing word-of-mouth referrals that boost the confidence of those who otherwise might be hesitant

Vaishali Kasture resigns as AWS India's interim country head in five months

Vaishali Kasture had taken over from the former president of commercial business, Puneet Chandok, in July this year

Fintech firm Amazon Pay launches sign language video KYC service

Company says it has trained more than 120 employees for the service and developed interactive modules

Amazon India set for top-deck reshuffle, changes likely in structure

It will be the first such change in ten years of Amazon's existence in India

Amazon India launches initiative for individuals with learning disabilities

Amazon India on Monday announced the launch of a programme, Aurora, which will leverage the talent of individuals with learning disabilities and provide employment to them. The e-commerce giant rolled out a successful pilot of the programme with a non-profit Mumbai-based organisation Sol ARC in harnessing the talent of a batch of young adults in its delivery stations in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Amazon India said in a statement. Besides hiring talent with learning disabilities, Amazon's programme, Aurora, will also focus on building groundwork and support mechanisms, such as increasing employee awareness and inspiring employees to be allies to those with learning disabilities. "We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce to reflect our customer base and ensure we tap into their diverse perspectives. We strongly believe that diversity in the workplace helps create a better, more inclusive environment and we are invested to create opportunities for the ...

Govt, Amazon partner to leverage 'districts as export hubs' initiative

The commerce ministry on Thursday said it has inked an agreement with US-based Amazon to provide training to MSMEs in 20 identified districts in areas such as making digital catalogues and tax-related issues with a view to promoting exports through e-commerce medium. The capacity building session will allow MSMEs to learn about imaging, digital cataloguing of their products, tax advisory amongst others, it said in a statement. The MoU was signed in the presence of Director General of Foreign Trade (DGF) Santosh Sarangi; Chetan Krishnaswamy (Vice President, Public Policy Amazon); and Bhupen Wakankar (Director Global Trade Amazon India). DGFT is an arm of the commerce ministry which deals with import and export-related issues of the country. "To enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and boost e-commerce exports from the country, DGFT is collaborating with the various e-commerce players to leverage the Districts as Export Hubs initiative and promote e-commerce exports f

Amazon India to use India's rivers, backwaters for transporting packages

Amazon India has become the first e-commerce company in the country to work with the Inland Waterways Authority of India to facilitate cargo shipments on Indian waters

Diwali witnessed 49% rise in online sales, K-shaped recovery continues

Shopping trends during the festive season indicated a K-shaped recovery in the economy, as the items related to mass consumption struggled, but the premium products registered a surge in sales

Amazon Prime Video launches its first dedicated sports channel - FanCode

Joining OTT rivals, Amazon releases its own sports streaming channel through Dream Sport partnership

Customers in tier 2-3 cities drive Amazon India festive sale: Report

E-commerce firm Amazon India claimed to have registered 110 crore customer visits -- highest ever for the company during Great Indian Festival -- with 80 per cent of shoppers coming from tier 2 and 3 cities. The company said that it recorded a rise in demand for premium products during the festival season sale which started from October 7. "The Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 has been the biggest ever in history. We are humbled to be a part of customers' festivities and witnessed a record of more than 110 crores visits with over 15 lakh new customers shopping on Amazon India for the first time," Amazon India Consumer Business Country Manager Manish Tiwary said. Amazon said that it received the highest single-day of Prime sign-ups, which is paid memberships, in the first 48 hours of sale. More than 65 per cent of Prime members who shopped during the festive season were from tier 2 and 3 cities and towns. "This festive season, 80 per cent of our customers who shopped came from tier

Amazon's products may soon be delivered in recyclable paper packing

Amazon has designed a new machine that makes recyclable, made-to-fit paper packages for products

Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling gear up for holiday season

Indian businesses exporting through the Amazon Global Selling program are on track to surpass $8 billion in cumulative exports by the end of 2023

Amazon slashes subscription fee for exporters by 99% to $1 for 1st 3 months

E-commerce company Amazon has slashed subscription fees for new exporters to USD 1 from USD 120 per month for the first three months of onboarding the platform, the company said on Wednesday. Amazon will start the annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) sale event between November 17 and 27, 2023 on its global website where it will list products from Indian exporters. "To enable more businesses to leverage e-commerce exports and sell globally during the upcoming holiday season, Amazon has slashed the subscription fee for Indian exporters joining its global selling program for the first three months from USD 120 (39.99 per month) to just USD 1. This limited time offer is available to exporters joining this program on or before March 31, 2024," the company said in a statement. In the recently concluded Prime Big Deal Days Sale on October 10 and 11, 2023, Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling saw their business grow nearly 70 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and 170 per cent compare

Amazon launches programme for deliveries via electric vehicles in India

E-commerce company Amazon has launched its last-mile fleet programme in India with 100 per cent electric vehicles, under which it will provide its delivery service providers with access to customized EVs suitable for last-mile deliveries. In the initial phase of the programme, the company has introduced Mahindra Zor Grand three-wheeler EVs, each equipped with specialised enhancements for Amazon's last-mile deliveries. The programme will help more than 300 delivery service partners (DSPs) to make customer deliveries with zero tailpipe emissions, the company said. "Amazon's fleet programme is launching for the first time with entirely custom-designed EVs in India, making it convenient for DSPs to access safe, high-quality zero-emission vehicles for last mile deliveries," Amazon said in a statement. The all-electric fleet programme in India provides DSPs with access to customized EVs suitable for last-mile deliveries, with maintenance, charging, and parking also provided, the statemen

Amazon India sees strong festive sales in 2023, calls it best in 13 yrs

E-commerce major Amazon India on Tuesday said its 2023 festive sale is the best in its 13 years of operations in the country fuelled by a strong demand, a company official said. Online sales by the e-commerce industry during this festive season are expected to witness 18-20 per cent growth to reach Rs 90,000 crore, according to market research firm Redseer Strategy Consultants. The first four days of this year's festive season sales by e-tailers showed a 16 per cent year-on-year growth, reaching a gross merchandise value (GMV) of Rs 29,000 crore. The government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) has also reached a new high in respect of retail orders, mostly for food, beverages and groceries during this festive season, reports said. "This is the best year festival sale in every parameter," Amazon director (consumer electronics, personal computing, and large appliances) Nishant Sardana said. Amazon did not find any slowdown in rural buying indicating a revival in dem