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Amazon opens its largest fulfillment centre in Hyderabad, overall number touches 41

Published
Sep 8, 2017

Ecommerce major Amazon India saved its best for the last as it opened its largest fulfillment centre in the country at Shamshabad near Hyderabad on Thursday.



With this Amazon has delivered its promise of opening up 41 fulfillment centres for the year as part of its expansion programme. The company had promised to scale up its infrastructure requirements to enable faster deliveries across the country and pumped in the required capital in opening up FCs in key markets to cater to the growing needs of the sellers.
 
The new FC is over 400,000 square feet with close to 2.1 million cubic feet of storage space and is the fifth centre in the state of Telangana.

Telangana Minister of IT K T Rama Rao in a statement said, “Amazon India’s latest investment with the launch of their 5th Fulfilment Centre here in Shamshabad, Telangana evidently signifies the growing interest of large global enterprises in the state. The FC will enable thousands of small & medium businesses selling locally created products such as apparels, handlooms & handicraft to service customers seamlessly across the country & the globe.”
 
“At Amazon, we have been consistently investing in our infrastructure and delivery network, so we can increase our speed of delivery and provide a superior experience to both – customers and sellers. With the launch of our largest fulfilment center here in Telangana, we strongly believe that we will be able to better serve our customers with one-day & two-day delivery. The FC will enable sellers to use local infrastructure, save capital and help them grow their businesses,” said Akhil Saxena, Vice President, India Customer Fulfilment, Amazon India.
 
The FC is expected to create numerous skilling and employment opportunities for thousands of youth within the local communities in the region.
 
The company has said that it will work with sellers in Telangana and provide them with the necessary assistance to sell their products and scale their business to greater heights. 

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