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Amazon to enable $13 billion in exports

from India by 2024-end

mazon Global Selling, in exports by the end of 2024, says
Athe last nine years, has an official release. "This is a part
empowered over 150,000 Indian of the company’s commitment to
exporters to build globally enable $20 billion in cumulative
recognised brands across 18+ e-commerce exports from India
international Amazon sites. by 2025." Over 150,000 Indian
As per Amazon’s 2024 exporters have cumulatively sold
Exports Digest, Amazon is more than 400 million Made in
currently on track to enable India products to customers
tens of thousands of Indian across the world through
businesses to surpass $13 billion Amazon Global Selling, the
in cumulative e-commerce release added.

Flipkart expands network,

hiring ahead of The Big Smartr Logistics temporarily pauses
lightweight (e-comm, BFSI) service
Billion Days 2024
martr Logistics has decided to temporarily
Spause the lightweight e-commerce and
Banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI)
services under Aerex category.
“The lightweight category serves the BFSI,
and e-commerce segments. This will allow
Smartr to enhance its B2B offerings in both
the Aerex and Wheelex categories ensuring the
industry-leading quality customers have come to
expect,” reads the release.
This decision comes as part of Smartr's
broader strategy to redesign its product offerings
allowing choice between urgency and economy
in line with current market needs. The temporary
pause will allow the company to re-engineer and
head of The Big Billion Hemant Badri, Senior reintroduce a robust and comprehensive product
ADays (TBBD) 2024, Vice President and Head suite soon which will offer lightweight and
Flipkart has launched 11 new of Supply chain, Customer e-commerce on both Air and Ground express
fulfilment centres (FCs) across Experience, and ReCommerce, modes. Smartr plans to re-launch these services
nine cities, bringing the total Flipkart Group, said, “TBBD around the end of the year.
number of FCs in India to 83. is not limited to Flipkart’s
Flipkart is focusing on flagship event alone - it is a
creating over 1 Lakh new celebration that brings an
jobs within its supply chain entire ecosystem together
across the country. The roles for the festive season. With
encompass various supply our expanded Supply Chain
chain verticals, including network, we are poised to
inventory managers, meet the growing demands
warehouse associates, of our customers and provide
logistics coordinators, kirana them with an unparalleled
partners and delivery drivers. shopping experience.”
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