Amazon Now doubles India reach to over 120 cities in two weeks
Amazon expanded Amazon Now to more than 120 cities across India, doubling its reach in two weeks. The service uses nearly 800 micro-fulfilment and urban fulfilment centres. Amazon Now reached $1 billion in annualised gross sales and is targeting over 300 cities.
Read the source at Business Standard · CompaniesThe numbers
| Amazon Great Indian Festival start: | October 8 |
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| Festive online sales growth forecast: | as much as 29 per cent |
| Quick commerce festive sales share forecast: | about 16 per cent |
Why it matters to operators and investors
Amazon Now’s target of more than 300 cities gives brands a reason to evaluate regional distribution and fulfilment partnerships, prioritizing partners that can support reliable availability in newly served markets.
What to watch next
- Amazon Now announcements of additional cities and fulfilment centres
- Amazon Now promotions tied to the October 8 festival launch
- Reported stockouts, cancellations or longer delivery estimates in newly entered cities
- Rival discount announcements in overlapping markets
- Disclosed repeat-order trends after the festival
Likely next moves
The desk's read of what comes next — analysis, not reported by the source.
- Amazon is likely to continue expanding toward its target of more than 300 cities while concentrating fulfilment capacity in higher-demand locations.
- Amazon is likely to use the Great Indian Festival to encourage Amazon Now trials, increasing pressure on local inventory availability and delivery capacity.
- Amazon's quick-commerce rivals may respond with selective promotions in overlapping markets rather than immediately matching its geographic expansion.
- Amazon Now customers are likely to compare availability and delivery reliability across services, making post-festival retention uneven across newly entered cities.
The counter-case
Doubling city coverage measures geographic availability, not customer adoption or profitable scale. Coverage could be limited to small catchments, while rapid expansion risks spreading order density too thin to support delivery economics. A pre-festival rollout may generate promotion-driven orders without durable retention.