GENERAL23 Sept 2026
Amazon opens first fulfilment, sort centres in Varanasi for festive season
Amazon has opened its first fulfilment centre and sort centre in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the festive season. The new centres will speed up deliveries for customers in Varanasi and nearby areas and create hundreds of local jobs. Amazon says it is investing more than Rs 2,800 crore this year in its operations network, and has announced 1.6 lakh seasonal jobs across 400 cities.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Amazon's new Varanasi fulfilment centre has a storage capacity of one lakh cubic feet, while the sort centre covers 13,000 square feet.
- With this expansion, Amazon now has two fulfilment centres, five sort centres and 170 last-mile delivery stations across Uttar Pradesh.
- Amazon has announced 1.6 lakh seasonal jobs across 400 cities for the festive season, including several tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you run an online store, delivery service or small logistics business, it may help to review your festive-season stock and shipping plans, and check whether Amazon's seller or local delivery programmes operate in your city.
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