Ecommerce giant Amazon India on Wednesday announced the launch of its third fulfilment centre (FC) in Kolkata, ahead of its popular Prime Day 2018.
Spread over 140,000 sq feet, with over 600,000 cubic feet of storage space, this new FC will enable faster deliveries to customers in the region and empower thousands of small and medium businesses to sell on Amazon.in.
The FC is one of the five announced for 2018. Amazon India will exit 2018 with 67 operational fulfilment centres in 13 states, across the country with a combined storage space of close to 20 million cubic feet.
Meanwhile, Amazon has announced its Prime Day starting at noon on July 16, going up to July 17 in India, along with 16 other countries, as part of an annual event for loyal customers.
The event will give Indian Prime members access to hundreds of top international Prime Day deals for the first time, along with exclusive launches, best deals, blockbuster video titles and more.
Prime Day, a 36-hour shopping and entertainment extravaganza, is in its second edition in India this year, and will feature over 200 exclusive new product launches from top brands, small businesses and Indian startups, all available first exclusively to Prime members.
In a statement, Amazon said that alongside the new launches, will be thousands of deals on mobiles, TVs, laptops, appliances, fashion and everyday essentials at the lowest prices of the year.
"The Amazon Echo family of devices, Fire TV Stick, All New Kindle, Kindle Oasis and Kindle Paperwhite will be available at the lowest prices of the year," stated the company.
Amazon India Senior Vice President and Country Manager Amit Agarwal said the company is humbled by the fantastic response received by its first Prime Day, last year.
"Members in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Hyderabad can enjoy ultra-fast delivery in two hours on popular deals and launches on the Prime Now app. For the first time, customers across several cities in India can experience new products and entertainment specials launching on Prime Day in Virtual Reality," he said.
Agarwal added that more than 100 million Prime members around the world, including India, will find this the best Prime Day celebration.
"Prime members in India can enjoy over 200 exclusive product launches, thousands of deals at the lowest prices of the year and blockbuster entertainment launches on Prime Video and Amazon Prime Music," he said.