Amazon India adds 20 fulfilment centres and 150 delivery stations for festive season

Amazon India is investing over ₹2,800 crore to expand its logistics network with 20 fulfilment centres, six sort centres and 150 last-mile delivery stations. The rollout increases storage capacity by 50% to 64 million cubic feet and creates more than 1.6 lakh seasonal work opportunities.

— Source publishedMon, 14 Sept, 2026, 14:11 IST·First seen Mon, 14 Sept, 2026, 14:25 IST·Source Business Standard · Companies

What happened

Amazon India expanded its festive-season logistics network with 20 fulfilment centres, six sort centres and 150 delivery stations, backed by over ₹2,800 crore

Key facts

  • ₹2,800 crore investment
  • 20 fulfilment centres
  • 6 sort centres
  • 150 last-mile delivery stations
  • 50% storage-capacity increase
  • 64 million cubic feet total storage capacity
  • Over 1.6 lakh seasonal work opportunities
  • 400 cities
  • 118 cities receiving new last-mile stations
  • 12 locations receiving their first Amazon last-mile station
  • 7 of 20 new fulfilment centres in non-metro cities

Why this matters

Amazon’s deeper last-mile footprint, including first-time stations in 12 locations, raises the competitive bar for marketplaces, logistics providers and potential regional delivery partners across India.

What to watch

  • Festive-sale gross merchandise value, order-volume growth and delivery-time performance versus the prior year.
  • Whether Amazon activates same-day or next-day delivery promises in the 12 newly added last-mile locations.
  • Seller onboarding, selection growth and local inventory placement in tier-2 and tier-3 markets.
  • Rival logistics announcements from Flipkart, Meesho, Delhivery, Ecom Express, Xpressbees and quick-commerce operators.
  • Discount intensity, bank-offer funding and customer-acquisition spending during flagship festive events.
  • Seasonal hiring conversion, delivery-partner availability and labor-cost inflation.
  • Reported utilization of the added 64 million cubic feet of storage capacity after the festive peak.
  • Use the expanded fulfilment footprint to shift more fast-moving selection into regional inventory pools and advertise faster delivery promises in newly served cities.
  • Recruit and onboard additional third-party sellers, especially regional brands, SMEs and seasonal categories that benefit from local fulfilment.
  • Increase festive promotions, Prime delivery messaging and bank-financed offers to fill the added capacity.
  • Expand Amazon Transportation Services, seller-fulfilled logistics and returns capabilities around the new network nodes.
  • Competitors are likely to announce matching delivery-network, warehouse and gig-worker capacity additions before major festive sales events.