Amazon India Opens First-Ever Floating IHS Retailer on Dal Lake in Srinagar

Amazon India on Thursday introduced its first-ever floating retailer on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, as a part of its last-mile supply programme “I Have House”. 

Murtaza Khan Kashi, proprietor of houseboat Selec City, will ship packages every single day to prospects on the doorstep of their houseboats as a part of the onboarding.

Amazon Logistics, India, Director Karuna Shankar Pande stated this can present quicker and dependable deliveries to prospects throughout Srinagar, alternatives for small companies and strengthen Amazon’s supply community.

Launched in 2015, the ‘I Have House’ programme has 28,000 neighbourhood and kirana companions in about 420 cities and cities in India. It companions with native shops and small companies for delivering merchandise inside a 2 to 4 kilometres radius.

Amazon’s flagship programme ‘I Have House’ facilitates the supply of parcels and couriers. As soon as enrolled, the IHS companion receives packages on retailer location, which they should ship to the shopper. The IHS companion receives cost from Amazon, based mostly on the variety of packages delivered. 

Amazon claims to have greater than 28,000 IHS companions on over 350 cities throughout India. It does not require any investments from the native companions, and anybody might be a part of the programme. All they should do is acquire and ship parcels to close by places. On a median, an Amazon IHS retailer companions can ship between 20 and 30 packages a day, whereas incomes a set quantity per supply in return.

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