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14Aug By AdityaNo Comments

INDIA

Amazon India launches Online Pharmacy in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 14th July 2020: Amazon India has launched Amazon Pharmacy, marking its entry into the online medicine segment that has significant traction amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The service is being launched in Bengaluru initially and may be scaled up to other cities in the future. "As part of our commitment to fulfil the needs of customers, we are launching Amazon Pharmacy in Bengaluru allowing customers to order prescription-based medication, in addition to over-the-counter medicines, basic health devices and Ayurveda medication from certified sellers," an Amazon spokesperson said. This is particularly relevant in present times as it will help customers meet their essential needs while staying safe at home, the spokesperson said. E-pharmacies need to register with the Centra...

20Jul By PriyankaNo Comments

INDIA

Indian MSMEs on Amazon crossed $2 billion in Global Selling

American E-commerce giant Amazon's Indian subsidiary said Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and brands that are part of its Global Selling Programme (GSP) have crossed $2 billion in cumulative exports. The company, which had started GSP in 2015, allows Indian companies to export to other countries through 15 Amazon websites globally. The program had started with a few hundred sellers and now has over 60,000 exporters. In January this year, Amazon had pledged to enable $10 billion in cumulative exports by 2025. Amit Agarwal, senior VP and country head Amazon India, said, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Indian economy and by digitizing them, the company is contributing towards boosting exports and job creation that will empower in...

Amazon Launches Hindi Version of its App and Website

4Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Amazon Launches Hindi Version of its App and Website

The leading e-commerce platform Amazon has announced the launch of its first Hindi version of the Android app and website. This move has been primarily taken to make deeper footprints into India’s fast-growing e-commerce market, boosting up its battle with Walmart’s Flipkart. This move clearly signifies the importance of the Indian market in the e-commerce sector. With the addition of Hindi language support, Amazon looks to capture a wider audience in the country. Also, a notable thing is that the app does not need to be updated to make use of this new feature. “What we believe is, Amazon.in in Hindi is a critical step to actually address the next 100 million customers,” Manish Tiwary, vice president (category management) at Amazon India stated. The language button now has the option ...

Amazon Rebrands Offline Initiative in India

29Aug By Gauri SinghNo Comments

News

Amazon Rebrands Offline Initiative in India

The popular e-commerce player Amazon India has announced that it will be promoting all its 14,000 assisted online shopping points in 21 States across the country. And, this will be done under Amazon Easy brand, starting with 200 such facilities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. All the points will be branded Amazon Easy by mid 2019 as stated by Kishore Thota, director-customer experience and marketing, Amazon India. This will be done majorly for stores dealing in a host of items from groceries, medicines and mobiles besides some exclusive outlets. With Amazon Easy, the staff of offline stores in tier II and tier III markets are instructed to assit customers shop on Amazon.in and this in turn also helps them to earn commission. Thota stated that in the two States, where there are 1,...

Amazon Launches ‘Engineering Bookstore’ on its Platform

21Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Amazon Launches ‘Engineering Bookstore’ on its Platform

The e-commerce giant Amazon has launched a new shopping tool known as "Engineering bookstore" for the Indian customers. As part of this, the company is providing a search tool through which the engineering students can search for textbooks, reference books and study materials. To make use of this particular tool, the customers are required to select their university and department and Amazon will streamline a list of suggested books for them that they can purchase. Amazon claims that it provides thousands of books in this segment, in English and also in various Indian regional languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya and Gujarati. Books in foreign languages such as Spanish, Chinese, German and Italian among others are also available. These books can also b...

Tips to Grab the Best Deals on Amazon Prime Day Sale

16Jul By Gauri SinghNo Comments

News

Tips to Grab the Best Deals on Amazon Prime Day Sale

The e-commerce giant, Amazon has started off with its flagship event today at 12 noon, that is known as the Prime Day Sale, which happens across 17 countries that offer Amazon Prime services including India. In India, this is the second time that the company is hosting the Amazon Prime Day sale. In the previous year, the sale witnessed only 34 exclusive product launches. Whereas, this year the company’s sale has come up with over 200 exclusive product launches. The sale that started today will continue for the next 36-hours till the midnight of 17th July 2018. It’s a great event and thus, the customers need to keep a track of the deals to get the best offers and bargains. And thus, here we have some tips for you all to grab the best out of the sale. -> The customers ...

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Earphones On Sale For The First Time In India

19Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Earphones On Sale For The First Time In India

The Chinese Smartphone maker OnePlus, along with the launch of OnePlus 6 had announced the launch of its first ever wireless earphones in May called the OnePlus Bullets, which are an upgrade to the OnePlus Bullets V2. The sale of the much-awaited earphones will start from today to give a tough competition to Apple AirPods and Google Pixel Buds. The OnePlus Bullets will go on sale starting at 12 noon today on two websites – OnePlus.in and Amazon India. In India, the earphones have been priced at Rs 3,990 and the sale will continue until the stocks are available. SPECIFICATIONS : - The earphones provide 5 hours of listening duration with just 10 minutes of charging. With a full charge, it offers 8 hours of continuous playback. - The wireless earphones are water re...

Amazon to Launch Audible Service During Diwali in India

13Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

Tech

Amazon to Launch Audible Service During Diwali in India

E-commerce giant Amazon is set to debut its audiobook and entertainment business Audible in India during the Diwali season, as reported by familiar sources. The company has already announced a six-book deal with India's most renowned English author, Chetan Bhagat as a part of which it will publish these books globally in print, eBook and audio formats, with the first title expected to be out in October 2018. Meanwhile, Amazon is also looking for a reduction in GST on ebooks before it can go ahead with locally produced Audible books narrated by Indians. Interestingly, e-books attract 18% GST compared to none in physical books. An Amazon spokesperson's said in an email statement as reported by ET, We are always looking to continue to develop our offerings on behalf of our global me...

Amazon India Offers Cashback to Customers Celebrating Wallet Success

7Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

News

Amazon India Offers Cashback to Customers Celebrating Wallet Success

E-commerce giant Amazon is loading cash to its digital wallet for customers in India as it is actively pushing to deepen its footprint in the country battling competition from rivals-Alibaba and Walmart. A letter dated June 5 issued to customers, which also marked the fifth anniversary of launch in India, Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder offered a cashback of Rs 250 to be paid into Amazon pay wallets for customers who shopped online for goods worth Rs 1000 on Wednesday. It is interesting to note that the US retail giant has reported a 126% growth in transactions and 68% growth in unique users in its Indian business operations. Amazon has invested Rs. 700 crore in its Indian digital payment business since 2016 as it is looking forward to boosting its e-wallet and bring in new innovations...

1Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Amazon India Unit Suffers Heavy Losses

Amazon Seller Services, the Indian unit of US e-commerce retailer Amazon has witnessed a growth in their losses by 31% in the financial year 2016-17 reaching up to Rs. 4,830.6 crore. This is because of the exaggerated investments in the country in order to fight against its competitor, Flipkart. The Amazon Seller Services handles and operates a marketplace that assists the sellers to sell their products online in India and globally as well. Though due to investments, the company suffered losses, the revenue from the sales saw a rise of 43%, from Rs 2,276 crore in 2016 to Rs 3,256.6 crore in the year ended March 2017. In 2015-16, the Bengaluru-based unit suffered a net loss of Rs 3,679.9 crore. Where the competitor company Flipkart succeeded in lowering its losses to Rs 1,638.6 crore ...

Amazon’s India Re-brands Grocery Service to ‘Prime Now’

30May By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

News

Amazon’s India Re-brands Grocery Service to ‘Prime Now’

While yesterday we reported Flipkart foraying into grocery market to rival BigBasket and Grofers, another news today has surfaced that E-commerce giant Amazon is aggressively ramping up selection for grocery on its platform and focussing on speedier delivery to capture its hold in the grocery venture. The grocery wing of the online e-tailer has been rebranded Prime Now, with the company offering a two-hour express delivery option to members of its Prime subscription service. Amazon's announcement has come in the wake of Flipkart also strengthening its plans to enter grocery segment. The Amazon Now Service will be called as "Prime Now" and will have investments in the chill chain for products like fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy. The service limited as an app-only-service as of ...

OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition to go on Sale Today

29May By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

OnePlus 6 Marvel Avengers Limited Edition to go on Sale Today

The OnePlus 6 Special Marvel Avengers Limited Edition’s sale will start from today at 12 noon, a week after the regular Midnight Black and Mirror Black variants of the phone went on sale for all buyers in India. The customers can buy the limited edition handset on Amazon India and on the official website of OnePlus India. The phone will be up for sale at a price of Rs. 44,999 and comes only with two variants on the basis of storage that include 8GB RAM and 256GB. The phone has similar specifications as the OnePlus 6. However, it comes with a specially designed theme for Marvel Avengers fans. The phone has an attractive and unique back cover, exhibits a gold-colored alert slider. The Marvel limited edition has a gold medal which has the symbol or badge of each Avenger like Thor or Cap...