Amid an exercise to wind up certain verticals as part of global exercise to cut costs, Amazon on Monday announced to shut down its wholesale distribution business in India.
The e-commerce major is discontinuing Amazon Distribution,
its wholesale e-commerce website available in some parts of Bengaluru, Mysore
and Hubli.
The company earlier shut down its food delivery and online
learning platform called Academy in India.
"We don't take these decisions lightly. We are
discontinuing this programme in a phased manner to take care of current
customers and partners," a company spokesperson said in a statement.
Amazon had launched its distribution service to empower
local kirana stores, pharmacies and department stores in the country.
Last week, Amazon said it is shutting down its food delivery
business in India, a day after it announced to shut down its edtech vertical in
the country.
Amazon started its food delivery service in India in May
2020.
"As part of our annual operating planning review
process, we have made the decision to discontinue Amazon Food," said a
company spokesperson.
The company has denied laying off people in India.