Amazon has launched in India, competing with Flipkart and other eCommerce sites in the country.
Amazon, the e-Commerce giant has launched in India. It was initially selling some products under Junglee.com, but today, the dedicated Amazon website has gone live. The site has only books in them right now, but is expected to add the products pretty soon.
Here;s what their About page says:
In Feb 2012, Amazon Seller Services made its foray into the Indian market with the launch of Junglee.com, enabling retailers in India to advertise their products for free to millions of Indian shoppers and drive targeted traffic to their stores. With the introduction of the Amazon.in marketplace and launch of two new programmes – ‘Sell on Amazon’ and ‘Fulfilment by Amazon‘ – sellers across India now have access to unlimited and free ‘virtual shelf space’ and a scalable, pay-as-you-go fulfilment and customer service offerings. Both programmes have successfully been used by more than two million sellers globally to sell to over 200 million customers worldwide and boost their sales. We will continue to strive to become a trusted and meaningful sales and logistics channel for retailers of all sizes across India by doing the heavy lifting, enabling them to focus on their core business functions and efficiently grow their business online.
And in India here’s how the Amazon shippings will work:
“Orders containing items Fulfilled by Amazon worth 499 or more are eligible for FREE delivery. For orders less than 499, you will be charged 49 per package for delivery. However, for a limited period, delivery is FREE for all items Fulfilled by Amazon.”
The company has also released an image as a press release for the launch. Here’s what it reads:
This is not all, the service also lets you sign-up for notifications about the launch of new products sections like gadgets, and others. You can set your notification settings here.