Choosing Telangana as its largest investment destination in India so far, Amazon on Wednesday said it would set up a fulfillment centre (FC) near Hyderabad, which would be operational by May. The online retail giant chose not to disclose the quantum of investment.
“This is the largest investment in infrastructure to date by Amazon in any single state in India. The FC will allow Amazon.in to offer its fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service to several small and medium businesses in the state and service customers across the country at significantly low operating costs. It will also enable faster and quicker delivery of products to amazon.in customers in the region,” the company said in a statement.
Under the fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service, sellers — mostly small and medium enterprises — can store their products in Amazon’s warehouse and the company would pack and deliver the orders to customers, also providing customer service and managing returns.
The newly setup FC would be spread over 2.8 lakh sq ft near Kottur, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. With this centre, there will be 11 FCs in nine states, adding up to a storage capacity of 2.5 million sq ft.
“The FBA service would play a critical role in the growth of SMEs in the state and could amplify their reach at very low operating cost, giving them a level-playing field with big sellers. We hope to see a boost to local employment and entrepreneurship as demand for ancillary industries such as packaging, transportation, logistics and hospitality will grow,” said K T Rama Rao, IT minister for Telangana.
The Telangana government is said to have given requisite clearances to Amazon in 11 days. The company has also signed an MoU with the state government to train sellers across the region in various aspects of e-commerce.
“This is the largest investment in infrastructure to date by Amazon in any single state in India. The FC will allow Amazon.in to offer its fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service to several small and medium businesses in the state and service customers across the country at significantly low operating costs. It will also enable faster and quicker delivery of products to amazon.in customers in the region,” the company said in a statement.
Under the fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service, sellers — mostly small and medium enterprises — can store their products in Amazon’s warehouse and the company would pack and deliver the orders to customers, also providing customer service and managing returns.
The newly setup FC would be spread over 2.8 lakh sq ft near Kottur, on the outskirts of Hyderabad. With this centre, there will be 11 FCs in nine states, adding up to a storage capacity of 2.5 million sq ft.
“The FBA service would play a critical role in the growth of SMEs in the state and could amplify their reach at very low operating cost, giving them a level-playing field with big sellers. We hope to see a boost to local employment and entrepreneurship as demand for ancillary industries such as packaging, transportation, logistics and hospitality will grow,” said K T Rama Rao, IT minister for Telangana.
The Telangana government is said to have given requisite clearances to Amazon in 11 days. The company has also signed an MoU with the state government to train sellers across the region in various aspects of e-commerce.
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