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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

Great Freedom Festival Sale 2024: Huge discounts on TVs, fridges, laptops

Amazon Freedom Sale: Get huge discounts on a wide range of products on Amazon's Great Freedom Festival Sale. Check out some exciting offers here

Amazon India sets up 4 hubs to deliver relief material in less than 24 hrs

E-commerce giant Amazon India on Friday said it has set up four hubs, including a temporary hub in West Bengal, to deliver urgent relief material in less than 24 hours, as part of its disaster management strategy. Located at Thane (Maharashtra), Faridabad (Haryana), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Purba Bardhaman in West Bengal, these disaster relief mitigating facilities will enable the company to swiftly mobilize resources and support communities affected by natural disasters like floods, cyclones, cold waves, among others, Amazon India said. The locations of these hubs -- West, North, South and East of India -- have been strategically identified keeping network optimization in mind and developed by a team of experts at Amazon transportation services, it said. The move comes in response to floods in several parts of the country due to heavy rainfall this year, the company said. "Our disaster relief efforts are guided by our extensive logistic network, warehousing expertise and our ...

Amazon partners with govt emporiums, NGOs, trade bodies to empower artisans

Customers can shop for over 1.5 lakh products featured from 25 states depicting regional various crafts of India

Amazon India head Manish Tiwary resigns, plans to join another company

Tiwary will continue with Amazon until October to help ensure a smooth transition

Amazon India head Manish Tiwary to leave company in October, says report

Tiwary headed the firm's India operations for eight years

Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale: Check deals on iPhones, foldables, more

In the Great Freedom Festival sale, Amazon is offering discounts, bank offers, and no-cost EMI on a range of smartphones, including Apple iPhone and foldables from OnePlus and Motorola

World's richest lose $134 billion in stock slump, led by Amazon's Bezos

His wealth also derives from space-exploration company Blue Origin and the Washington Post

Amazon claims to deliver 50% of Prime member orders on same or next day

Amazon India claims to have delivered 50 per cent of orders of its Prime membership users within same day, next day or faster. The company charges Rs 299 per month or Rs 1,499 annually for Prime membership. It offers free or discounted delivery to Prime members for delivering order on same day, next day or as per scheduled time. "In India, so far in 2024, nearly 50 per cent of all Prime member orders across a wide selection of products from eye liners to baby products, to garden tools, to watches, to phones, have arrived the next day, same day, or faster," Amazon said in a statement. The company said that AI has helped it to serve customers faster at scale. "We've leveraged the power of machine learning to expand selection of products, and recommended sellers to move selection closer to customers for them to order and re-order consistently," the statement said. Amazon India has fulfilment centres across 15 states, sortation centres across 19 states working with over 1,950 delivery

Amazon says Prime Day '24 biggest ever; peak single-minute orders at 24,196

24% more Prime members in India shopped this year compared to the event in 2023

Amazon India in talks for deal with Instamart amid Swiggy's IPO filing

Bengaluru-based Swiggy recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for a Rs 10,414 crore IPO, one of the largest planned by a new-age internet company

Amazon Web Services, Tamil Nadu hub join hands for AI startup programme

Programme will enable startups to collaborate with the industry to build public sector-focused solutions using generative AI

We expect Prime Day 2024 to be biggest ever, says Amazon executive

Last year, Amazon witnessed as many as 22,190 orders in a single minute "at its peak," its highest-ever sales figure for a Prime Day event

Made to stand for 10 hrs: Amazon India staff alleges inhuman work practices

Workplace exploitation: In a survey conducted by UNI Global Union, as many as 1,838 Amazon employees reported dire working conditions at its facilities in India

Only 21% Amazon workers in India say work environment is safe: Report

Ecommerce firm denies UNI Global Union's survey that claimed company sets difficult targets for warehouse workers and drivers

Amazon says committed to 'appropriate' action in Manesar Warehouse incident

Amazon India is in constant touch with the relevant authorities and encourages them to visit its facilities to see not just the workplaces but also how the policies are implemented

Amazon, Flipkart target small towns to expand personal care business

India's beauty and personal care market, which saw a fourfold increase from 2006 to 2022, is expected to multiply fivefold over the next 15 years

E-com giant Amazon to acquire some assets of streaming service MX Player

The company said that the transaction is not yet complete

Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint

The pact would include a possible multimillion-euro payment to the trade association, according to the report, and separate payments could also be made to individual companies