Amazon launches Amazon Fresh in Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, Chennai

November 10, 2020: Amazon India announced the launch of Amazon Fresh in Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune & Chennai through the expansion of its specialized network that enables ultra-fast delivery services of daily essentials and grocery under the Amazon Fresh Store on Amazon.in.

With this expansion, Amazon India has more than 25 such Amazon Fresh centres, with a 3X increase in processing space. The company has also expanded its infrastructure with new centres in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi-NCR with growing customer demand for the grocery category. The specialized infrastructure is designed to ensure the safe storage of products in the category with freezer and refrigeration zones, special packaging for frozen food among others.

The Amazon Fresh store on Amazon.in offers a complete grocery experience ahead of the festive season with the most convenient 4-hour delivery slots from 6 AM to midnight on Amazon.in. With Amazon Fresh, customers can order their complete grocery requirements across a selection of over 5,000 fruits & vegetables, dairy, ice-creams, and dry groceries like staples, packaged food, personal care and home care. This is now available to customers in 8 cities - Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune & Chennai.

Prakash Kumar Dutta, vice president – fulfilment operations and supply chain, Amazon India, said, “The investment in these specialized centres is in line with our long-term commitment to invest in India and create hundreds of job opportunities. We are also delighted to help Indian customers get what they need while keeping our customers and our workforce safe. In the last few months, customers have increasingly trusted us to enable the delivery of essentials safely at their doorstep. We have ramped up our operational capabilities in cities where we already offered this service and added 4 new cities ahead of the festive season to meet customer needs.”

Siddharth Nambiar, director – category management, Amazon India said “As part of our commitment to fulfilling the needs of customers, we are launching Amazon Fresh in four more cities of Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune & Chennai to offer customers the convenience of ordering daily essentials on Amazon.in while staying safe at home. Customers can now order the freshest fruits and vegetables as well as everyday grocery and get them delivered within 4 hours. The service is currently available in select pin-codes and will be soon rolled out across the city.”