Amazon opens largest fulfillment centre at Bhiwandi

Amazon opens largest fulfillment centre at Bhiwandi Mumbai, Sep 17 (PTI): Ecommerce platform Amazon launched its largest fulfillment centre at Bhiwandi in the neigbouring Thane district. With this, Amazon now has storage capacity of over 6 million cubic feet spread across 14 fulfillment centres in the state, the company said Tuesday.

The new facility has over than 1.5 million cubic feet of storage space and will enable faster deliveries of customer orders within the region and neighboring states. "With the new centre, we will create close to 2,000 direct and indirect job opportunities over the next year," Amazon said.

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The company is also offering extended warranties on select phones, and free-standard installations. The company said the 15 percent cashback offer is valid (till October 30) with select debit and credit cards.

Additionally, it is also offering zero down payment EMIs, the company said in a statement. ************** Goair ferries 5t emergency drugs for Maha flood victims Goair has operated five flights to Pune from Delhi, carrying 5 tonne of emergency medicines for the flood affected people in Maharsahtra in as many days.

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The development comes after Rane had a meeting with Union minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi Tuesday. The statement from the minister did not elaborate on the proposed technology centers..

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