Amazon will expand its ultra-fast delivery service Amazon Now to more than 300 cities across India, scaling its network of micro and urban fulfilment centres. The service, currently in over 15 cities, delivers essentials within minutes. Alongside this, Amazon launched ‘Sammaan’, a welfare programme for delivery associates focused on safety, education and financial support.
Amazon has announced plans to expand Amazon Now, its ultra-fast delivery service, to more than 300 cities across India, alongside a new welfare programme for its delivery workforce called 'Sammaan.'
Scaling up Amazon Now
According to the company, Amazon Now has become the fastest-growing ecommerce business unit in Amazon India's history, with orders doubling every quarter since its launch. The service is currently available to over 50 million customers in more than 15 metro and non-metro cities, including Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Amritsar, and Kochi.
As part of the expansion, Amazon said it will scale up its network of micro fulfilment centres and urban fulfilment centres to carry a wider range of daily essentials, spanning groceries, personal care, fashion and beauty products, small appliances, and home and kitchen items, all delivered within minutes.
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