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Amazon launches Global Selling programme for Indian businesses
New Delhi, June 9
With its endeavor to
transform the way India sells, Amazon on Tuesday launched its Global
Selling programme in India, opening doors for businesses here to export
to ecommerce markets of the world, a company statement said.
Amazon
is extending two of its products - selling on Amazon (SOA) and
fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to businesses of all sizes and scale from
across the country to go global and showcase their "Made in India"
creations and products globally by listing on Amazon.com and
Amazon.co.uk.
To begin with, the programme would allow to export
products in the apparel, home furnishing (including Indian handicrafts),
jewelry, books, collectibles, sporting goods, handbags, shoes and
health & beauty products categories.
"Our Global Selling
programme in India is designed to assist Indian manufacturers &
businesses to grow their business by leveraging Amazon's
state-of-the-art technology, world class logistics infrastructure and
customer service expertise," said Chad Goelzer, director, global sales
for Amazon.
"There is great demand for Indian products, not only
from the millions of Indians living abroad but global consumers across
ethnicities who benefit from a vast & unique selection at reasonable
prices from Indian sellers," said Amit Deshpande, director, seller
services, Amazon India.
"We look forward to helping businesses
navigate through the complexities of selling globally and develop an
international footprint by leveraging the enormous demand for their
products across borders and thus transform the way India makes and
sells," he added.