The Amazing Amazon Story: Building Markets and Careers

Amazon has grown to include millions of Consumers, Sellers, Content Creators, Developers, and Enterprises. While each of these groups have different needs, Amazon works to meet those needs, by innovating new solutions to make things easier, faster, better, and more cost-effective. Their mission is to have customers find and discover anything and everything they might want to buy online, conveniently and at the lowest possible prices; as well as have employees who are as important as their customers.  Technological innovation drives the growth of Amazon to offer customers a wide selection of products, most conveniently — by speedy and quick delivery, and at lower prices —offers that customers cannot refuse.

Amazon has branded merchants, third party sellers, partners who leverage with Amazon’s e-commerce platform and Services to power their e-commerce offerings; teams across the world work on behalf of customers at Fulfilment Centres to provide fast, reliable shipping directly from Amazon’s retail websites,Customer Service Centres, and local convenience ‘kirana’ stores with 24/7 support.   He also shared the fact that Amazon India has a number of projects to facilitate loans to local entrepreneurs across the country to purchase delivery trucks, two wheelers and provides all support to ensure timely and quick delivery of products.

Mr. Raghavan invited questions from the audience on women empowerment programs of Amazon; Amazon’s view of the Indian e-commerce industry, Insights on Amazon’s cloud services and many others.

Chairperson, Prof. Shalini R Urs, Executive Director, Dr. Shrijay Urs, MYRA Faculty students, staff and special invitees from local industries attended the session.   Prof. Sumant Bakshi, Advisor, MYRA delivered the vote of thanks.