Ahead of festive season, Amazon unveils its largest fulfillment centre in Maharashtra

Amazon India has introduced its largest fulfillment centre in Maharashtra ahead of the festive season. This is the company’s third largest fulfillment centre in India.

Located near Bhiwandi near Mumbai, the new centre has added over 1.5 million cubic feet of storage space and 2.7 million square feet footprint. The fulfillment centre will enable faster delivery of customer orders within the region and neighbouring states.

Akhil Saxena, Vice-President, India customer fulfilment, Amazon India, said, “Almost 65 per cent of our orders come from tier 2 and 3 cities. More than half of our sellers are from the same regions and 85 per cent of our traffic is for mobile phones. So, our demographics are changing as a result of which we are spreading deeper into the country.”

The e-commerce platform already has its largest India fulfillment centre in Hyderabad, spread over four lakh square feet and will be expanded to 5.8 lakh square feet.

“We have also expanded the delivery network significantly over the past year (festive season). We have a Hindi platform now and language support for both sellers and customers,” Saxena added.

Saxena further stated, “We are working with local suppliers across the country to develop sustainable alternatives for packaging mailers, bubble bags, stretch wrap and tape used in packaging. This will help the company eliminate all forms of plastic used in its packaging and reduce carbon footprint.”