Amazon.in launches new urban fulfilment centre in Chennai

With a storage capacity of over 100,000 cubic feet, the new centre will support Prime deliveries and enable faster order fulfilment in upcoming festive season

Amazon.in on Wednesday announced the launch of a new urban fulfilment centre (FC) in Chennai. The new facility, which offers a storage area of close to 1,00,000 cubic feet at Virugambakkam, is spread over an area of close to 50,000 square feet in the heart of Chennai. This is the second of the six FCs planned in readiness for the festive season.

The urban FC model will further enable Amazon.in to support deliveries under its recently-launched Prime programme and offer faster delivery to a wider set of customers during the upcoming festive season. With this launch, Amazon.in has 23 operational FCs in 10 states across the country with a combined storage space of more than six million cubic feet, said the company.

Amazon.in's new FC has been set up in a Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) building, which used to be the erstwhile 'Golden Studios'.

"Apart from enabling faster delivery and creating direct employment, this FC will fuel the growth of ancillary businesses such as packaging, transportation, logistics, and hospitality across the state," said Amazon.

Akhil Saxena, vice-president, India Customer Fulfilment, Amazon India was quoted as saying that since the start, the company has been focusing on strengthening its logistics and delivery infrastructure to ensure faster delivery to shoppers across the country.

With this urban FC in the heart of Chennai, the company is moving closer to customers.

"This will not only support our Prime promise of one-day & two-day delivery, but will also allow us to efficiently serve customers in the upcoming festive season. A lot more customers will now be able to opt for Cash on Delivery, Guaranteed Next-Day, Same Day, Release Day, Morning delivery and Sunday delivery on Amazon.in," he said.