Amazon India has expanded its delivery network in Tamil Nadu with two new fulfilment centres and 15 last-mile delivery hubs ahead of its Great Indian Festival sale, taking the company’s total fulfilment-centre count in the state to seven.
The expansion was announced at a press event in Chennai by Srikant Sree Ram, Director, Everyday Essentials, Amazon India. He said purchases of everyday essentials in Tamil Nadu were nearly 100 per cent higher than on a regular day during the company’s Great Indian Festival 2026.
The new facilities form part of Amazon’s wider festive-season infrastructure expansion in India, for which the company has earmarked more than ₹2,800 crore. Amazon also plans to hire 1.6 lakh seasonal workers across 400 cities, including metropolitan centres as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations.
Sree Ram said the state was recording stronger-than-usual demand for whole-wheat breakfast cereals, dry fruits, health and fitness products and other premium clean-eating categories. Products not traditionally associated with festive shopping were also seeing increased demand. Pet products and baby-care products, he said, had recorded fivefold to tenfold growth.
The expansion adds capacity at both ends of Amazon’s distribution system. Fulfilment centres store and process products before dispatch, while last-mile delivery hubs handle the movement of packages closer to customers. In a state with large urban centres, industrial corridors and dispersed consumption markets, the additional hubs are intended to support faster movement during the high-volume festive period.
Amazon’s quick-commerce service, Amazon Now, is currently available in more than 11 cities in Tamil Nadu. In Chennai, the company reported increased demand for everyday convenience products and gifting items during the festive period. Sales of power banks were 3.5 times higher than on a regular day, while electronic accessories grew 2.8 times and building and construction toys grew 4.4 times, according to the company.
Nationally, Amazon Now is available in more than 120 cities and has reached $1 billion in annualised gross sales, described by the company as its sales run rate in India. The expansion places quick commerce and conventional e-commerce within the same wider urban delivery ecosystem, where fulfilment facilities, delivery stations and seasonal workers support the final movement of goods to households.
Sree Ram said customer spending had remained strong despite inflationary pressures and geopolitical challenges. Amazon said shopping volume on the first day of the Great Indian Festival 2026 had grown by nearly 100 per cent year-on-year nationally.
The company’s next operational milestone is the execution of its festive-season ramp-up, including the planned seasonal hiring and expanded delivery capacity across Tamil Nadu and other Indian markets.
