Amazon has named Samir Kumar, a 25-year veteran of the e-commerce giant as the new head of the India consumer business starting October 1, 2024. The change in leadership comes following the resignation of Manish Tiwari who had been the team lead of India operations for eight years.

Who is Samir Kumar? 25-year Amazon veteran named as new India head

After being repeatedly slammed for poor working conditions for gig workers, Amazon India has opened its first rest point for delivery executives that is equipped with drinking water, air conditioning, seating area and mobile charging points.

After backlash, Amazon inaugurates first resting point for delivery workers in India

In yet another case of Amazon delivery gone bad, a Bengaluru woman discovered a snake inside her Amazon parcel. On June 16, the woman ordered a Microbox Xbox controller from Amazon India. The delivery arrived on June 18. When the woman opened the box, she was horrified to see a snake inside.

Woman orders Xbox controller, finds a snake instead

In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, women have emerged as transformative forces, reshaping industries and challenging conventions with innovation, resilience, and unwavering determination.

Expert Voice | E-commerce entrepreneurs inspiring inclusion in smaller cities

In its Q1 earnings call on Thursday, Amazon made no mention of India, a notable departure for the e-commerce behemoth which has consistently emphasised the South Asian market's rapid growth and positive outlook.

In a first since 2014, Amazon omits India business from earnings call

Amazon India has announced that it will be laying off around 1,000 of its employees. This news comes as Amazon India continues to grow at a rapid pace, with the company investing heavily in its operations in the country.

Amazon begins layoffs in India, informs impacted employees over email

Five US lawmakers have accused Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other executives of lying to the Congress about firm’s business practices, saying that they are now considering referring Amazon “for criminal investigation”.

5 US lawmakers accuse Jeff Bezos of lying to Congress on Amazon’s ‘business practices’

According to the sources, Amazon India engaged in unethical and anti-competitive practices which include the emulation of other companies' products and the manipulation of search results on their website to make their products appear at the top.

The bigtech crackdown: Amazon India accused of manipulating search results

A report has revealed how Amazon have preferential treatment to a small group of sellers and circumvented regulatory restrictions in India - business practices that would have hurt small businesses. Is Amazon monopolising commerce in India? WION's Palki Sharma has more.

Gravitas: Amazon 'favoured big sellers' and 'undercut small businesses' in India

Retail giant Amazon is in hot waters in India after a report revealed that for years it manipulated the system to dodge Indian regulations. Watch: Documents reviewed by Reuters showed that Amazon gave preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its Indian platform giving them discounted fees for years and used them to circumvent increasingly tough foreign investment rules that affect e-commerce companies.

Amazon India dodged Indian regulators: Report

E-commerce will play an important role in the government's vision of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) as more homegrown brands scale up and go global, leveraging digital infrastructure, a top Amazon India executive said on Wednesday.

E-commerce will play important role in Atmanirbhar Bharat vision: Amazon India head

Netizens have expressed anger at e-commerce giant Amazon for selling 'Om' printed doormats on its website in the United States and the United Kingdom. A US retailer recorded an item 'Yoga Lotus mat' on an unfamiliar site of Amazon, valued at $18.

#BoycottAmazon trending in India for selling 'Om' printed doormats

The Indian unit of Amazon.com Inc has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June, the e-commerce giant said on Monday.

Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centres

One of the biggest e-commerce company, Amazon India, has announced that it will be generating 50,000 seasonal roles. The news has come at a point when thousands of people are losing their jobs due to the nationwide lockdown which has been in place for the past three months.

Amazon to generate 50,000 jobs in India amid coronavirus

Anyone who has followed Amazon's India strategy will not be surprised by the latest investment offer of its CEO Jeff Bezos. Six years ago, the same Jeff Bezos promised to invest $2 billion in India.

WION Edit: Amazon's investment offer - options for India

Amazon.com Inc has invested around 45 billion rupees ($634.20 million) into its Indian subsidiaries as the Seattle-based e-commerce giant ramps up operations in one of its fastest-growing markets.

Amazon pumps in more than $600 million into India units

Comic Gursimran Khamba embroiled in allegations of sexual misconduct will no longer be the showrunner for an original series on Amazon.com Inc`s video streaming service, a top Amazon executive said on Wednesday.

Amid sexual misconduct allegations, Amazon India drops Gursimran Khamba from its orginal series

Amazon has always believed in working seller backwards and have been constantly innovating to address challenges that are unique to Indian sellers, Pillai said

Amazon India crosses 3-lakh sellers mark on its marketplace

Flipkart's Republic Day Sale will also begin on the same day only to conclude a day earlier on January 23

Amazon Great India Sale and Flipkart Republic Day Sale to begin this Sunday; here's what's on offer

The e-commerce giant had previously also launched two smartphones under the same brand - Tenor E and G - just a few months prior to its competition Flipkart who introduced their smartphone 'Billion'

Amazon India to launch smartphone in January

LG V30+ will be available exclusively via Amazon India

LG V30+ launches in India at Rs 44,990, comes with modified secondary display

The phone will be launched at 7 pm on December 14

Ready for the Limited Edition OnePlus 5T Star Wars device? Amazon to make it available in India

Huawei's much-anticipated device Honor 7X will be made available in India through an all-exclusive Amazon sale

Huawei's Honor 7X will be on sale via Amazon India on December 7

US based e-commerce marketplace Amazon has been dragged to the Bombay High Court by Global E-services.?

Mumbai firm sends legal notice to Amazon

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