Kolkata: E-commerce major Amazon India opened Thursday its largest fulfilment centre (warehouse) at Ranihati near this city to meet the growing demands of the region, a company official said. This is the fifth fulfilment centre (FC) in the state by Amazon India. It will double the storage capacity and also lead to creation of substantial job opportunities in West Bengal, said officials.
“Today we are launching the largest FC in West Bengal. FCs are similar to warehouses which keep the inventory of the sellers and uses technology and automation to process the orders,” Akhil Saxena, VP (Customer Fulfilment) of Amazon India, said. “This FC will double the storage capacity in West Bengal along with expanded transportation network,” Saxena added.
So far, Amazon India is having 50 such units across India with an inventory of 20 crore products involving five lakh sellers, informed Saxena. “The employment potential is huge as it will create ancillary job opportunities,” the official said.
PTI
