Amazon to invest €1bn in electric delivery vehicles in Europe

Amazon to invest €1bn in electric delivery vehicles in Europe

Online retailer Amazon is set to make an investment of more than €1 billion to increase the zero-emission fleet of its electric delivery vehicles to at least 10,000 electric delivery vans and over 1,500 electric heavy goods vehicles. The investment is expected to more than double the size of the European package delivery fleet of […]

Amazon to acquire Belgium’s Cloostermans to place more robots in warehouses

Amazon to acquire Belgium’s Cloostermans to place more robots in warehouses

Amazon acquisition of Cloostermans : Online retailing giant Amazon is acquiring Belgium-based mechatronics company Cloostermans to expand the deployment of robotics for warehouse automation. The financial terms of the deal were not revealed. The acquisition is expected to help the retailer in stepping up the usage of customized technology to innovate the workplace and make […]

Amazon signs $1.7bn deal to acquire consumer robot company iRobot

Amazon signs $1.7bn deal to acquire consumer robot company iRobot

E-commerce giant Amazon has signed an all-cash deal worth around $1.7 billion to acquire NASDAQ-listed consumer robot company iRobot. As per the terms of the deal, Amazon is offering to buy iRobot’s shares for $61 per share. The consideration includes the net debt of iRobot, which is engaged in designing and developing thoughtful robots as […]

ICICI Bank to offer InstaOD overdraft facility for Amazon sellers

ICICI Bank to offer InstaOD overdraft facility for Amazon sellers

ICICI Bank said that it has entered into a partnership with Amazon India to offer individual sellers and small businesses registered on the latter’s online marketplace with InstaOD, an overdraft (OD) facility of up to INR 25 lakhs. The overdraft facility will be delivered instantaneously and digitally, said the Indian private banking group. The partnership […]

E-commerce giant Amazon opens Fargo fulfillment center in North Dakota

E-commerce giant Amazon opens Fargo fulfillment center in North Dakota

E-commerce giant Amazon has opened a new one million-plus square foot fulfillment center in Fargo, the company’s first in North Dakota. According to Amazon, the new facility in Fargo is a non-sortable fulfillment center. Associates at the center will be engaged in picking, packing, and shipping bulky or larger-sized customer items like outdoor equipment, patio […]

Affirm to offer payment solution to Amazon’s customers at checkout

Affirm to offer payment solution to Amazon’s customers at checkout

Affirm, a US-based financial technology company, has entered into a partnership with e-commerce giant Amazon to offer its payment solution to the latter’s customers at checkout. The two parties are currently testing with select customers and in the near term, the e-commerce retailed will make Affirm’s payment solution more widely available to its customers. According […]

Pennar Group wins orders worth Rs 571cr across various business verticals

Pennar Group wins orders worth Rs 571cr across various business verticals

Pennar Group, a Hyderabad-based engineering products and solutions firm, has won orders totaling INR 571 crores across its multiple business verticals. The company’s pre-engineered building vertical won orders for construction of manufacturing plants, solar PV Modules, warehouses, structural steel, and chiller room from customers such as Amazon, Trident, Amyraah Properties, Toyo, UTCL, and others. According […]