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Amazon adds five fulfillment centres in India ahead of Prime Day

With Prime Day 2025 set for 12-14 July, Amazon expands logistics with new fulfilment centres; Flipkart launches seller success programme for new entrepreneurs

Amazon's anti-counterfeit team secures $180 mn in global penalties

Launched in 2020, Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit has expanded to 12 countries, blocked fake listings, and led to civil and criminal actions with global law enforcement

Amazon India extends Prime Day to 3 days as it pushes into smaller cities

Amazon India expands Prime Day 2025 to three days, boosts logistics and delivery to deepen Prime adoption in smaller cities and tap rising quick-commerce demand

Amazon India extends Prime Day to 3 days as it pushes into smaller cities

Amazon India expands Prime Day 2025 to three days, boosts logistics and delivery to deepen Prime adoption in smaller cities and tap rising quick-commerce demand

Amazon enters India's $15 bn diagnostics market with at-home testing

Amazon enters India's $15 bn diagnostics sector with at-home test collection, digital reports and integrated health services through Amazon Medical across six cities

Amazon steps up anti-counterfeit drive in India with AI and policing

India is a focal point in Amazon's global brand protection strategy, using AI tools, stricter seller checks and law enforcement partnerships to fight counterfeits

Amazon plans ₹2,000 crore push to expand warehousing, delivery in India

The ₹2,000 crore investment into Amazon India will go towards expanding fulfilment centres, improving safety and automation, and more

Amazon India to infuse over Rs 2,000 crore to boost pan-India operations

Amazon will invest over Rs 2,000 crore in 2025 to scale up its all-India operations network, the e-commerce giant said on Thursday. Investments will support network expansion and upgrades to serve customers faster and more reliably, advance technology and innovation, and improve employee and associate well-being, Amazon said in a release. The investment announcement comes at a time when India's e-commerce market is booming, fuelled by broadband penetration, affordable smartphones, digital payments, increasing spends from affluent and middle-class households, as well as a mobile-first, digitally-charged younger population. Companies like Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart, as well as smaller online players have reshaped India's e-biz landscape over recent years investing billions of dollars into the booming e-commerce market in the country, which as per some estimates, is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 per cent and reach USD 325 billion in 2030. Announcing t

Amazon India adds flat ₹5 fee on all customer orders, Prime included

Amazon India introduces ₹5 marketplace fee across all orders including Prime, following Flipkart and quick-commerce peers; exemptions apply to digital purchases

Ecom cowboy: How Amazon's Kumar follows Bezos' fast and fearless philosophy

An Amazon veteran, Kumar swears by Jeff Bezos philosophy of moving fast, taking risks, and not fearing failure

Amazon adds AI-powered audio summaries for enhanced shopping experience

Amazon is testing AI-generated audio summaries on select product pages, offering shoppers a quick, conversational way to hear key features and reviews before purchase

E-commerce giants Flipkart, Amazon deepen fashion push in smaller cities

Flipkart's ethnic wear and Amazon's Serve store are driving fashion growth in Tier 2 and 3 cities with rising Gen Z demand and expanding customer bases

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra to be launched in India on May 13: What to expect

Motorola is expected to launch the Razr 60 Ultra in India without much fanfare. According to the product listing on Amazon India, the flip-style foldable smartphone will launch at 12 pm on May 13

Amazon India leases 94,000 sq ft office space in Mumbai's Vikhroli

Amazon India entities lease 94,254 sq ft in Godrej Two, Vikhroli East for ₹1.73 crore monthly rent with no security deposit and 5 per cent annual rent escalation

Amazon India's 9th Prime Day returns this July with big deals, perks

The event promises some of the biggest deals of the summer across categories such as electronics, beauty products, kitchen essentials, and fashion for Prime members

Amazon launches Kindle Paperwhite in India with 7-inch display at Rs 16,999

The Kindle Paperwhite features a 7-inch display, more on-device storage, and improved performance with 25 per cent faster page turns, said Amazon

ED seeks Apple, Xiaomi sales records in Amazon, Flipkart investigation

Enforcement Directorate expands Amazon, Flipkart investigation; smartphone brands asked to share online sales contracts and data

Amazon-backed More Retail eyes IPO next year, plans to double store count

Mumbai-based More, known for its neighborhood supermarkets and fresh grocery offerings, operates one of the country's largest retail chains, with 775 stores as of its latest count

BIS raids Amazon warehouse in Hyderabad, seizes 2.7K 'uncertified' products

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) conducted a search and seizure operation at a warehouse of e-commerce major Amazon here and seized 2,783 "uncertified" consumer products. The seized products, which were being sold without the requisite BIS Standard Mark, are estimated to be worth more than Rs 50 lakhs, an official release said here on Wednesday. The operation was conducted on Tuesday at the warehouse located in Airport City, Shamshabad for violation of the provisions of the BIS Act, 2016, it said. During the raid, a total of 2,783 consumer goods, including smartwatches, electric water heaters, CCTV cameras, domestic electric food mixers, domestic pressure cookers, wireless earbuds, and electric and non-electric toys were found stored and offered for sale without the mandatory BIS Certification. These products fall under the purview of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) issued by the Government of India, making BIS certification compulsory. The offence under this provision is cogniz

Reducing fees helps sellers reach deeper into Tier 3, 4 cities: Amit Nanda

Nanda said this is Amazon India's highest-ever reduction in seller fees to support lakhs of small businesses across the country selling on its platform