Amazon Now scales to 300+ Indian cities, launches 'Sammaan' welfare programme with $300M push

Amazon is expanding its Amazon Now quick-commerce service from 15+ metros to over 300 cities this year, backed by a $300 million operations investment. The rollout adds micro fulfilment hubs, 1M same-day and 4M next-day SKUs, plus 250 Ashray rest centres and the 'Sammaan' welfare scheme for delivery associates.

— Filed Wed, 24 Jun, 2026, 14:16 IST · Source Outlook Business · Updated

Amazon is expanding its Amazon Now quick commerce service to over 300 Indian cities, scaling micro fulfilment hubs, and launching 'Sammaan', a welfare programme for delivery associates funded via a $300 million operations investment.

Why this matters

Builds on Amazon's earlier plan to deploy 100+ urban fulfilment centres across five metros, signalling a sharper national push into q-commerce beyond top metros and into associate welfare.

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