Amazon Expands Grocery Service ‘Amazon Pantry’ to over 300 Cities in India
Jun. 30, 2020This new expansion includes cities such as Allahabad, Amreli, Bareilly, Betul, Bhopal, Bundi, Bhandara, Churu, Deogarh, Gonda, Jammu, Jhansi, Kathua, Kozhikode, Malda, Moradabad, Nainital, Pathankot, Rajkot, Shimla, Udaipur, Varanasi, and others.
Amazon Pantry promises up to 35% savings on monthly groceries. You can shop over 3,000 products from more than 200 brands through the service. Customers in select cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Pune have the option to schedule their Pantry deliveries.
Amazon has expanded its grocery service at a time when people are staying indoors to contain the spread of coronavirus. Several companies includingSwiggy,Zomato, andReliancehave shown interest in starting grocery services amidst the pandemic. Notably, Swiggy recently expanded its grocery service to 125 cities, while JioMart is now live in over 200 cities.
Just like itse-commerce branch, Amazon Pantry had to scale down its operations when the first wave of coronavirus started to affect the country. The company, however, has managed toresume its operations in Indiaas the government relaxed its guidelines.
“Amazon Pantry has become popular with customers as it fulfils their grocery demands and gives them great savings. With this expansion, customers in more than 300 cities & towns can get access to safe doorstep delivery of grocery essentials,”said Saurabh Srivastava, Director – Category Management, Amazon India.
You can use Amazon Pantry from Amazon’s official app on the Play Store and App Store. You may also use thewebsiteto place your orders.
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