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Amazon to add 10 fulfilment centres to India network before festive season

Also plans to expand seven existing buildings, says move likely to create thousands of jobs with competitive pay

Amazon India steps up insurance and credit biz, riding on its payments app

Amazon Pay has started making deep inroads in India's booming digital payments market and is competing aggressively with PhonePe, Paytm and Google Pay

Amazon Prime Day sale kicks off on August 6 with 300 new product launches

Amazon said the sale will see over 300 new product launches from top brands like Samsung, Prestige, Fabindia, Dabur, Voltas, Godrej, Jabra, Microsoft Xbox, Adidas, Xiaomi and Boat among others

Amazon Global Selling programme hits $2 bn in overall exports from India

The programme helps over 60,000 Indian exporters sell 'Made in India' products, pledges to take cumulative shipment values to $10 bn by 2025

Top headlines: Debt to hit 87.6% in FY21, Amazon boosts MSME exports & more

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Indian MSMEs on Amazon global selling programme cross $2 billion in exports

Indian SMEs and brands using Amazon global selling export worldwide has now crossed $2 billion in cumulative exports

Amazon announces Apple Days sale on latest iPhone 11 series till July 25

One can also avail an additional discount of Rs 4,000 on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max using HDFC Bank Debit and Credit Cards

Amazon builds country of origin tech solution; asks sellers to fill details

Earlier, sellers on platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart had to mention such details only for imported items and this was not mandatory for other products like domestic goods

Amazon infuses Rs 2,310 crore in India unit amid the Covid-19 pandemic

According to data analytics firm GlobalData, Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate the growth of India's e-commerce market taking it to about Rs 700,000 crore by 2023.

Amazon, Flipkart help small businesses get ready for post-Covid-19 world

Experts said consumers are getting a majority of their essential and non-essential supplies home delivered via e-commerce platforms to minimise exposure to others and for convenience.

Amazon India eliminates single-use plastic in packaging across centres

Amazon had said last September that its India unit would replace single-use plastic in its packaging by June 2020

Amazon eliminates 100% single-use plastic in packaging across India centres

In September 2019 the e-commerce firm had pledged to meet this goal in an accelerated time frame by June 2020, in an effort to build an environmentally sustainable supply chain

How to make marketplace lending safe

RBI needs to handle fintechs with care, so that innovation, necessary for inclusion and cost-effective, fast transactions, is not stymied

Amazon India to hire 20,000 temporary staff to serve global customers

Most of the positions are part of Amazon's 'Virtual Customer Service' programme that provides flexible work-from-home options

Amazon takes OnePlus smart TVs 2020 pre-orders with extended warranty offer

The extended warranty offer only applies to the new ranges of OnePlus TVs, which are set to launch on July 2

Amazon may add live TV channels, broadcasts to Prime Video service: Report

The new channels in Prime Video may bring live news, music, sports, award shows and special events besides movies and TV shows

E-commerce players must mention product's nation of origin: SJM to Govt

Buying and promoting Chinese products and companies are not in national interest, and they should be boycotted, Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said

What boycotting? OnePlus 8 Pro sold out within minutes on Amazon India

While OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro were launched in April, the devices were not brought into the Indian market given the lockdown

Amazon India expands Flex delivery programme to over 35 Indian cities

The global delivery programme creates part-time work opportunities where individuals can earn by delivering packages to Amazon customers

Perils of face-recognition

The technology has heightened privacy concerns