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Amazon launches fulfilment centre in Maharashtra ahead of festive season

Rival Flipkart also recently announced expansion of its supply chain ahead of the festive sales

With this, Amazon now has storage capacity of over 6 million cubic feet spread across 14 fulfillment centres in Maharashtra | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar
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With this, Amazon now has storage capacity of over 6 million cubic feet spread across 14 fulfillment centres in Maharashtra | Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Romita Majumdar Mumbai
Amazon.in, the Indian arm of the world’s largest retailer, launched its largest fulfillment centre in Maharashtra (third largest in the country) ahead of the festive season. 

The e-commerce platform is pushing its sustainability initiatives through the ‘Maharashtra first’ operations as it seeks to reduce packaging waste. The firm has also increased outreach with logistics partners ahead of festive sales.

The new centre, which is located near Bhiwandi (where Amazon has three existing warehouses) near Mumbai, has added more than 1.5 million cubic feet of storage space and 2.7 million square feet footprint. It will enable faster delivery of customer orders within the

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