E-commerce giant Amazonwhich competes with Walmart, a company owned by Walmart. Flipkart In the Indian market, it has launched three new logistics centres in Delhi NCR, Guwahati (Assam) and Patna (Bihar).
The company believes that these new logistics centres will significantly improve the speed of delivery for customers in North and East India.
The launch coincides with the company’s upcoming annual festive sale, the Great Indian Festival Sale, which will begin on September 27, 2024.
Facilitate sellers to better serve customers
Amazon said this investment will enable sellers in these regions to serve customers more efficiently by placing products closer to them. It is also expected to generate thousands of new job opportunities, giving a significant economic boost to the region.
These jobs will span a variety of roles across Amazon’s operations network and will offer both full-time and part-time opportunities.
The company also noted that the new centres will collectively support over 250,000 sellers across Delhi NCR, Bihar and Assam.
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Minimize energy consumption
Amazon stressed that its logistics centres are equipped with cutting-edge technology and efficient building systems to minimise energy consumption.
In particular, the buildings are designed to achieve net-zero water consumption, with features such as rainwater harvesting tanks, recharge wells to replenish aquifers, and wastewater treatment plants.
Comments from the leaders
“We are committed to serving our customers across all postal codes in India and delivering their favourite products quickly and reliably, especially during the festive season,” said Abhinav Singh, Vice President of Operations, Amazon India.
“As part of this, we have added three new fulfillment centres to our existing pan-India operations network consisting of over 43 million cubic feet of warehouse space, sortation centres across 19 states, around 2,000 delivery stations, Amazon Air, our partnerships with Indian Railways, India Post and much more. These new fulfillment centres will enable sellers in the region to better serve customer needs while generating thousands of job opportunities, fostering economic growth in local communities,” Singh added.
Generating more than 110,000 seasonal jobs
Amazon recently announced that it has created more than 110,000 seasonal employment opportunities across its operations network to meet increased customer demand during the upcoming holiday season.
These opportunities include direct and indirect jobs across India in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow and Chennai, among others.
Additionally, the company recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Railways to expand the use of the rail network for faster movement of customer parcels across the country.
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