Amazon India is expanding its operations network with 20 fulfilment centres, six sort centres and 150 last-mile delivery stations ahead of the upcoming festive season, increasing the company’s storage capacity in the country by 50 per cent to 64 million cubic feet.
The expansion forms part of Amazon’s announced investment of more than ₹2,800 crore to strengthen its pan-India operations and infrastructure. The company said the new facilities are intended to help it manage higher consumer demand during the festive period and respond to the needs of customers and sellers.
The expansion is extending Amazon’s logistics footprint beyond India’s major metropolitan markets. All six new sort centres are located in Chikkaballapur, Hassan, Meerut, Ramanagar, Raipur and Varanasi. Seven of the 20 new fulfilment centres are also being established in non-metro cities, placing additional warehousing capacity closer to markets outside the largest urban centres.
The new facilities will be operated and managed by third-party logistics service providers, according to Amazon. The operating model means the expansion will involve a wider network of logistics partners alongside Amazon’s own delivery and fulfilment infrastructure.
Amazon is also adding 150 last-mile delivery stations across 118 cities. Twelve locations—including Bhojpur, Bokajan, Jalaun, Jehanabad, Namsai, Puruliya, Ribhoi, Senapati, Sivasagar, Udalguri, Ukhrul and Wokha—will receive an Amazon last-mile delivery station for the first time.
The company’s expansion comes as it prepares for a seasonal increase in online shopping demand. Amazon had earlier announced more than 1.6 lakh seasonal work opportunities across 400 cities, covering metropolitan areas as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 locations. The roles are linked to the company’s festive-season operations and delivery requirements.
For smaller cities and districts, the addition of fulfilment, sorting and last-mile facilities brings logistics operations closer to consumers and sellers. The announcement also underlines the growing role of distributed delivery infrastructure in supporting e-commerce beyond major urban markets, although Amazon did not provide a city-wise breakdown of investment or employment attached to each new facility.
Abhinav Singh, Amazon’s Vice-President of Operations for India, APAC, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa, said the facilities were operational and ready to serve customers ahead of the festive season. He said the investments would support customer and seller needs, create tens of thousands of work opportunities and contribute to economic activity in communities across the country.
Amazon’s stated next step is to operate the expanded network during the forthcoming festive season, including the newly added fulfilment centres, sort centres and last-mile delivery stations across the identified cities.
