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Amazon great Indian festival sale starts for prime members; details here

Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024 is now LIVE for Prime members. From exclusive deals on gadgets to more; Prime members can enjoy early access to top discounts and offers

Amazon announces commission hike for content creators ahead of festive sale

E-commerce platform Amazon on Monday announced an increase in its standard commission income rates across 20 plus sub-categories for over 50,000 content creators engaged with it. The revised structure will offer content creators 1.5x-2x increased income across a wide range of product categories, including popular choices like fashion, beauty and personal care appliances, home, kitchen, toys, and books, Amazon said. "This empowers creators to earn more during the peak shopping season and capitalise on the increased consumer demand during the Amazon Great Indian Festival (AGIF)," a company statement said. The Amazon Great Indian Festival is set to start on September 27, with 24-hour early access for Prime members. Apart from the overall increase in standard commission income rates, it has also introduced target-linked incentives of up to 10-15 per cent of revenue generated, it added. As part of the Amazon Live program, hundreds of creators will run over 1,500 live streams across ...

Amazon India launches AI chatbot Rufus ahead of its festive sale event

E-commerce major Amazon India has launched a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, Rufus, ahead of the start of its festive sale event. Rufus enables natural language interactions within the Amazon app, making it easy to ask product-related questions, get recommendations, or compare products, the company said. "Whether typing or speaking, customers can now enjoy a more intuitive shopping experience, further enhanced by AI-powered tools like personalised recommendations and Alexa for seamless shopping assistance," Saurabh Srivastava, Vice President, Categories, Amazon India said. It has also introduced AI-Generated Review Highlights, which make use of Generative AI to provide concise summaries of customer reviews. This feature gives customers quick insights into product sentiment and key attributes, allowing them to make more informed decisions with ease. It also helps customers navigate specific product attributes, such as 'ease of use' by tapping on relevan

Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says

US FTC report analysed how Meta platforms, ByteDance's TikTok, Amazon's Twitch, and others manage user data

Amazon veteran Samir Kumar to replace Manish Tiwary as head of India ops

Kumar, who joined Amazon in 1999, was part of the original team that planned and launched Amazon.in (Amazon India) in 2013

Amazon Great Indian Festival to begin from September 27, check top deals

The Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale is set for live on September 27, 2024. Major savings are expected in a variety of categories, in the grand sale, from home and kitchen appliances to so much more

Samir Kumar named Amazon India's country manager after Manish Tiwary's exit

Samir Kumar will take on the new role from October 1, 2024, while continuing his existing responsibilities in leading Amazon's consumer businesses across the West Asia, South Africa, and Turkey

'Amazon Biz customer base up at annual 111% rate in 6 yrs, 65% via phones'

Customer base of Amazon Business has expanded at a compounded annual growth rate of 111 per cent in the country in the last six years, a top company official said on Tuesday. Director of Amazon Business Mitranjan Bhaduri told reporters here that 65 per cent of overall orders on Amazon Business are now received through mobile phones. The customer base of the platform (Amazon Business) across India has increased at a CAGR of 111 per cent in the last six years, Bhaduri said. Amazon Business, the B2B online wholesale market started in 2017, is completing seven years in India, he said.. Bhaduri said that Amazon Business has witnessed significant growth outside metro areas, particularly in Bhopal, where it has seen a 2.4-times year-over-year (YoY) increase in new customers. He said that a study reveals strong consumer enthusiasm for online festive shopping. In the study, 89 per cent of respondents expressed their excitement for the upcoming festivities with 71 per cent indicating that

BJP MP Khandelwal asks Goyal to suspend festival sales of e-commerce giants

BJP MP Khandelwal urges Goyal to suspend festival sales of ecommerce players

Trade groups call for Amazon, Flipkart suspension over antitrust breaches

Indian antitrust investigation reports have found Amazon and Flipkart violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers and priority to certain listings, hurting competition

Amazon India creates over 100K seasonal jobs ahead of festive season

Ahead of the festival season this year, e-commerce, quick commerce, and third-party logistics players are ramping up their supply chain networks to meet the demand for quicker deliveries

Amazon set to exceed $13 billion in Indian exports by end of 2024

Amazon's rival Walmart has recently announced an ambitious annual export target of $10 billion from India by 2027

Amazon Taps AlmaBetter's Talent Pool: 30+ Learners Hired, More Opportunities on the Horizon

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Amazon gears up for quick commerce entry in India, eyes 2025 rollout

Amazon is set to enter the quick commerce arena in India with a planned rollout in the first quarter of 2025, aiming to capitalise on the booming sector that Flipkart recently tapped into

Amazon's Rufus now available in India: Know all about AI shopping assistant

Amazon said its AI shopping assistant Rufus will allow customers to get product suggestions, comparisons and more while allowing follow up questions for a conversational tone

Amazon India to give up to 12% cut in selling fees ahead of festive season

Amazon India on Saturday announced an up to 12 per cent reduction in selling fees across multiple product categories on the marketplace ahead of the festive season. The reductions in fees, which is effective from September 9, will enable sellers to expand their product portfolio on the platform besides providing a boost to growth, Amazon India said. "With the changes, sellers on Amazon India will benefit from a drop in selling fees, ranging from 3-12 per cent, across various product categories", the company said. The new rate card will particularly benefit sellers offering products priced below Rs 500, it said. "At Amazon, we are invested in supporting businesses of all sizes, from small and medium businesses to emerging entrepreneurs to established brands. The fee reduction is directly in response to feedback from our sellers, especially small businesses," Amit Nanda, Director Selling Partner Services at Amazon India, said. While the timing of the fee cuts aligns with the festi

Amazon India plans to set up rest-points across cities where it operates

Amazon India plans to set up rest points for its delivery associates across cities over the next couple of years under Project Ashray, a senior company official said on Friday. The Ashray centres will provide clean drinking water, phone charging stations, washrooms, and rest areas for delivery associates. As a pilot, five rest points will be set up in collaboration with Udyasa Foundation in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. "Our plan is to be able to go to every city we operate in. We have 1,800 delivery stations across the length and breadth of the country. In the next couple of years, you will find this in pretty much every city in India," Amazon India, Vice President Operations, Abhinav Singh said. He said that the project will be launched initially in cities where the company has a high number of drivers. "As we find a scalable model we will scale it to the rest of the country," Singh said. The Ashray centres will also cater to the larger community, providing access to deliv

Amazon Mega Furniture Sale 2024: Know about best furniture deals on offer

Amazon is offering heavy discounts on furniture products. The Amazon Mega Furniture Sale 2024 is live from August 20 to 25, 2024

Amazon's home, kitchen segment witnesses 25% growth in FY24 in Odisha

E-commerce major Amazon India on Wednesday said its home, kitchen and outdoors segment has grown by nearly 25 per cent in Odisha in the 2023-24 fiscal as compared to the previous year. The company also registered a 15 per cent growth in new customers in Odisha which is one of the fastest-growing states, Amazon India's Home, Kitchen and Outdoors segment Director K N Srikanth said. There is growing demand for sports and sporting equipment in the region with the cricket gears experiencing more than 80 per cent year-on-year growth, he said. Similarly, demand for equipment for racquet sports, including badminton, tennis and table tennis, surged nearly 150 per cent during the last financial year, indicating a strong focus on outdoor sports, he said. The online marketplace has 51 service partners, 52 delivery stations and nearly 16,000 sellers in the state. The company will continue to work with local stores and MSMEs across the state, he added. Catering to evolving customers' needs, Am

Gentari joins hands with Amazon India to achieve target of 10K EVs by 2025

Amazon India on Monday said that it has formed a strategic partnership with electric mobility firm Gentari for its EV deployment programme as it targets a fleet of 10,000 electric vehicles for last-mile deliveries by 2025. Under the collaboration, Gentari Green Mobility Business will procure and deploy electric vehicles for the company in the next three years besides providing comprehensive fleet management services to the delivery service partners (DSPs) to ensure the seamless operation and upkeep of the EV fleet, Amazon India said. The partnership will provide Delivery Service Providers (DSPs) access to more electric three-wheelers for Amazon deliveries, it added. "We aim to empower our delivery service partners by providing them access to the right electric vehicles, end-to-end vehicle life cycle management services, as well as charging and parking facilities," said Abhinav Singh, VP (Operations) at Amazon India. The company deployed more than 7,200 EVs in India at the end of 20