Amazon is providing digitalization for a million small and medium companies in India. The brand has witnessed more than 150,000 new sellers joining its market platform this year. Additionally, the pandemic has also accelerated the adoption of Know-how by small and medium companies.
Manish Tiwary, Vice Chairman, Amazon India says, “This is the first time we have measured the impact on SMBs across Amazon, in an organized manner. One of the reasons to do this was Covid-19. Post-covid the seller registration went up by 60 percent. In the ‘Local Shops’ program(launched in April) we now have more than 22,000 stores. The local stores which are looking for alternative income streams, whether they become part of ‘Amazon Easy Store’ or ‘I Have Space’ program, all of that has got accelerated during this covid period.”
The SMBs which have been enabled digitization by Amazon embody sellers, supply and logistics companions, neighborhood shops, enterprises, builders, content material creators, and authors in India, in line with the 2020 Amazon SMB Influence Report. These SMBs on the other hand would present livelihoods to lakhs of individuals.
Jeff Bezos-led Amazon had also pledged to take a position $1 billion to digitize 10 million SMBs, earlier this year. This is expected to enable e-commerce exports to price $10 billion and create 1 million incremental jobs – by 2025.The SMB Influence Report 2020 gives a detailed insight into the success of over 10 lakh small and medium companies that work with Amazon in India. Amazon has announced it’s providing them copious alternatives to construct and develop their enterprise by promoting their merchandise on-line. Additionally, it is enabling them to export ‘Made in India’ merchandise globally, run supply and logistics corporations. The brand is also permitting them to make use of the cloud to launch and scale their companies, create voice apps and publish their very own books.
Amit Agarwal, Senior Vice Chairman and Nation Head – Amazon India says, “It’s humbling to see over 10 lakh small businesses associated with Amazon in India. We remain inspired by the undying entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, resolve, and trust in us of businesses and creators, to overcome challenges and grow. Technology adoption and digitization will continue to play a crucial role in offering expanded access and opportunities to SMBs, and we remain committed to invest and partner in their success.”