SUN Mobility, a provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), announced the launch of its battery-swapping network for electric vehicles in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in collaboration with Amazon India. With the first set of stations placed at Amazon’s sites in Mumbai and Pune, SUN Mobility plans to deploy over 2000 battery swapping points…
Amazon India has announced the expansion of its fulfilment network in Uttar Pradesh, with the launch of two new Fulfilment Centres (FC) in Lucknow. A company statement said, “With this expansion, Uttar Pradesh will now be home to three Amazon Fulfilment Centres (FC) with a storage capacity of more than 3 million cubic feet, 9…
E-commerce giant, Amazon is planning to hire 3,000 freshers from campus in 2021 in India. Swati Rustagi, HR Director at Amazon India Operations, informed LinkedIn in an interview, “Our campus hiring program will continue strongly and we will hire over 3000 individuals from campus this year. In fact, we used the opportunity to experiment with…
Amazon India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) to provide ex-service personnel with work opportunities across its growing operations network, in India. With this partnership, Amazon India will create opportunities for ex-service personnel who have served the country. This collaboration further expands Amazon India’s existing military veterans…
E-commerce giant, Amazon has announced the launch of Distance Assistant solution, to monitor manufacturing staff and machines in India. The Distance Assistant solution will be deployed across its operational sites in the country, to remind the workers, through visual cues and sensors, to maintain social distancing in real-time. Dr Karuna Shankar Pande, Director-Fulfilment Centres and…
The added bonus to employees during the festive season brings the company’s total spend on special bonuses and incentives for their teams globally to over $2.5 billion in 2020.Amazon India, will offer a “special recognition bonus” of up to Rs 6,300 to its employees in India. This payout is in line with similar payouts being…
Amazon India has partnered with ‘Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’ (IRCTC), to provide their customers with the facility to book reserved train tickets on Amazon. Customers will get a 10% cashback of up to INR 100 on their first train ticket booking and Prime members can avail 12% cashback up to INR 120/- for…
Amazon India announced the expansion of its fulfilment infrastructure in Telangana with 2 new fulfilment centres (FC) in Hyderabad. This expansion will help sellers offer a wider selection and enable faster deliveries of customer orders within the region and neighbouring states ahead of the upcoming festive season. With this infrastructure, Amazon.in now offers storage capacity…
Jeff Bezons-led e-commerce giant Amazon recently announced that it is hiring close to 20,000 ‘seasonal’ or temporary employees in India in its customer service (CS) department to help customers globally with a seamless online shopping experience. The company in a statement said that the new positions are being added to meet the anticipated demand in…
Online retail giant Amazon recently announced that its India unit is planning to hire 50,000 temporary or seasonal employees in the country. The recent move by the company is a result of recently relaxed lockdown norms by the Government of India which allowed for the delivery of non-essential items in all zones except containment areas.…
Ecommerce giant Amazon recently announced that it is launching its food delivery services in India starting with Bengaluru. The recent development from Amazon comes just days after top local players Swiggy and Zomato reduce their workforce to tide over the coronavirus pandemic crisis. According to an Economic Times report, the firm had been planning to…
Online retail giant Amazon Inc has reportedly told staff whose job can be done from home that they can do so until at least October 2, Reuters reported. Brushing out the timeline on a return to work for many employees, the move is seen as an outcome of the scrutiny the company is facing over…
In an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the introduction of electric delivery rickshaws in India. The details of the plan are not yet made public by the company, however, CEO Jeff Bezos through twitter announced the use of e-rickshaws for door-to-door delivery. The…