Amazon opens specialised fulfilment centre near Chennai

Amazon India on Tuesday, preparing for the festive season, said it had opened a specialised fulfilment centre in Tamil Nadu, along with the creation of an existing centre.

Amazon India said the expansion would contribute to the state's economic development while generating thousands of job opportunities for locals.

Amazon India said the expansion would contribute to the state's economic development while generating thousands of job opportunities for locals.

Amazon.in will now provide storage space of nearly three million cubic feet across five fulfilment centres to its more than 43,000 distributors in Tamil Nadu with this infrastructure expansion.

Mr Abhinav Singh, Director - Amazon Transportation Services, Amazon India, said in a statement, "Tamil Nadu is an important market for us and we are delighted to further invest and expand our infrastructure in the state. This expansion will work as an enabler for SMBs in Tamil Nadu helping them with faster delivery of their products to a wider customer base".

The expansion in Tamil Nadu is part of the newly announced plans by Amazon India to add 10 new fulfilment centres and expand seven existing locations in India.

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