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Amazon India quick commerce arm Amazon Now’s orders are growing 25% month on month, chief executive Andy Jassy revealed in the company's March quarter earnings call.
The ecommerce major launched Amazon Now in June, after delaying its entry into the competitive segment. Since launch, it has expanded to Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru, with 300 micro-fulfillment centres.
“Prime members tripling [SIC] their shopping frequency once they start using it. The service is now available to tens of millions of customers across nine countries, with more to come as well,” Jassy said.
ET accessed Jassy's earnings call comments from a transcript available on investing.com
Meanwhile, Amazon reported operating revenue of $23.9 billion for the period ended March 31, up from $18.4 billion a year earlier. This was on account of Amazon Web Services beating analyst expectations for the quarter.
Net sales grew 17% year on year to $181.5 billion in the first quarter.
On Monday, the company announced that Amazon Now will expand to 100 cities, backed by over 1,000 micro-fulfillment centres. Amazon plans to expand the service to various metro and non-metro cities in the country.
Last week, Amazon India announced a Rs 2,800 crore (about $300 million) investment to strengthen its infrastructure and operations across the country as part of its previously announced commitment to invest $35 billion by 2030.
The company said it will invest a portion of this amount to double the footprint of its quick commerce vertical by expanding the store count and improving delivery speed.
In December, Amit Agarwal, Amazon’s senior VP for emerging markets, told ET that the company had seen strong traction in cities where its quick commerce service has been launched.
In March 2025, ET reported that horizontal ecommerce companies Flipkart and Amazon India, relatively late entrants into quick commerce, are rapidly expanding their dark store networks to compete with the incumbents.
Walmart-owned Flipkart, which launched its quick commerce service Minutes in August 2024, has been adding around 100 dark stores every month this year and is expected to reach the 1,200 store mark in June. In March it had about 750-800 dark stores.
As part of its quick commerce push, Flipkart is planning to launch a standalone app for Minutes later this year, ET reported on April 23.
The ecommerce major launched Amazon Now in June, after delaying its entry into the competitive segment. Since launch, it has expanded to Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru, with 300 micro-fulfillment centres.
“Prime members tripling [SIC] their shopping frequency once they start using it. The service is now available to tens of millions of customers across nine countries, with more to come as well,” Jassy said.
ET accessed Jassy's earnings call comments from a transcript available on investing.com
Meanwhile, Amazon reported operating revenue of $23.9 billion for the period ended March 31, up from $18.4 billion a year earlier. This was on account of Amazon Web Services beating analyst expectations for the quarter.
Net sales grew 17% year on year to $181.5 billion in the first quarter.
On Monday, the company announced that Amazon Now will expand to 100 cities, backed by over 1,000 micro-fulfillment centres. Amazon plans to expand the service to various metro and non-metro cities in the country.
Last week, Amazon India announced a Rs 2,800 crore (about $300 million) investment to strengthen its infrastructure and operations across the country as part of its previously announced commitment to invest $35 billion by 2030.
The company said it will invest a portion of this amount to double the footprint of its quick commerce vertical by expanding the store count and improving delivery speed.
In December, Amit Agarwal, Amazon’s senior VP for emerging markets, told ET that the company had seen strong traction in cities where its quick commerce service has been launched.
In March 2025, ET reported that horizontal ecommerce companies Flipkart and Amazon India, relatively late entrants into quick commerce, are rapidly expanding their dark store networks to compete with the incumbents.
Walmart-owned Flipkart, which launched its quick commerce service Minutes in August 2024, has been adding around 100 dark stores every month this year and is expected to reach the 1,200 store mark in June. In March it had about 750-800 dark stores.
As part of its quick commerce push, Flipkart is planning to launch a standalone app for Minutes later this year, ET reported on April 23.