Amazon opens 3rd fulfilment centre in Ahmedabad with 2 lakh sq ft area
September 24, 2020: Amazon on Wednesday announced the launch of a new fulfilment centre in Ahmedabad; third in the city, spread over more than 2 lakh square feet area.
September 24, 2020: Amazon on Wednesday announced the launch of a new fulfilment centre in Ahmedabad; third in the city, spread over more than 2 lakh square feet area.
The expansion in Gujarat is a part of the company’s plans announced in July to add 10 new fulfilment centres and expand 7 existing sites, across India.
“The new FC in Ahmedabad will also help ensure that customers can enjoy festive shopping from the comfort and safety of their homes. With this infrastructure expansion, Amazon now offers a storage capacity of more than 1.5 million cubic feet across 3 fulfilment centres to its more than 80,000 sellers in Gujarat. Amazon recently launched a new sort centre and expanded the capacity of an existing sort centre to ensure faster and reliable deliveries for customer orders in Gujarat,” noted the release.
Prakash Kumar Dutta, director of fulfilment centres & supply chain, Amazon India, said, “Gujarat is an important market for Amazon India and we are delighted to further invest and expand our infrastructure in the State. With this expansion, SMBs in Gujarat will benefit both in terms of economic growth and reach to a wider customer base. With the new launches, we will be able to continue to seamlessly cater to the growing demand from customers so they can stay home and stay safe while creating thousands of job opportunities in the state.”
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Vijay Rupani, chief minister of Gujarat, said, “Gujarat is powered by a dynamic and conducive ecosystem for all businesses including e-commerce companies to expand their businesses in the state. Amazon’s latest fulfilment centre in Ahmedabad will support growth and generate new employment for our youth. We are committed to create sustainable livelihood & economic development of the State and thus welcome the world to Gujarat. I am sure the investment made in Gujarat will yield very good returns while strengthening the business ecosystem in our state“.
We are excited to announce the launch of a new Fulfillment Center in Ahmedabad today!
Spread over more than 2 lakh sq.ft, the new FC will empower #SMBs & create thousands of jobs. https://t.co/DcnFT3c1SO@cmoguj @infogujarat @vijayrupanibjp @investindia pic.twitter.com/DsfGGYgOVY
Amazon in Gujarat
◆ 3 fulfilment centres with more than 1.5 million cubic feet of storage space
◆ 3 sort centres with more than 1 lakh square feet of sortation area
◆ Delivery network with more than 100 Amazon-owned and delivery service partner stations
◆ Close to 80,000 sellers
◆ Thousands of ‘I Have Space’ stores
◆ Top categories include – Smartphones, large appliances, fashion, consumer electronics and grocery