Amit Agarwal, Senior Vice President (SVP) of India and Emerging Markets, Amazon made four key announcements on behalf of the global e-commerce giant mostly centred around product deliveries.
Speaking at the fourth edition of Amazon Smbhav, Agarwal said that Amazon had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian postal service and has also partnered with the Indian Railways for a dedicated freight corridor that will help Amazon expedite deliveries for its seller partners.
“We have been partners with the Indian postal service for a while. This will create the first-of-its-kind, seamless, integrated cross-border logistics solution. Now, the idea of somebody sitting in the corner of the country (India) can ship products to customers in New York just becomes more real,” Agarwal said at the company event in New Delhi.
Even Amazon’s partnership with the Indian Railways for a dedicated freight corridor is the first of its kind for any e-commerce company, as per Agarwal.
In its third announcement, Amazon launched a product called multi-channel fulfilment. The product will help D2C companies and other small businesses to use the Amazon infrastructure and run operations even if they’re not registered with the e-commerce company.
Generative AI
Jumping on the generative AI bandwagon, Amazon also announced Sahay which will help even small businesses in India to leverage the power of generative AI.
