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Amazon Commits To Joining ONDC With Its Logistics & SmartCommerce Offerings
As per the data, Amazon has over 11 lakh sellers in India with more than 50 per cent coming from tier 2 cities and below
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Global e-commerce giant Amazon on Friday said that it will integrate its logistics network (from pickup to delivery) and SmartCommerce services with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a private non-profit company under the central government.
The company in a statement said that SmartCommerce is an AWS-powered suite to enable MSMEs in India to build and scale their business across digital mediums and will have enablers for onboarding to the ONDC network.
This will be Amazon’s initial collaboration with ONDC, according to the statement.
Manish Tiwary, Country Manager, India Consumer Business, Amazon India, said, “Amazon’s vision and commitment for India is closely aligned with ONDC’s objectives of digitally enabling small businesses, and providing convenience and choice to customers across the country."
“We are happy that Amazon has a definite roadmap to being a part of the ONDC network and is taking its first step in coming in as the logistics partner in the ONDC network which is a globally pioneering idea established with a view to democratise digital commerce in India,” T Koshy, MD & CEO of ONDC commented.
Meanwhile, Amazon has over 11 lakh sellers in India with more than 50 per cent coming from tier 2 cities and below.