Akhil Saxena,
VP-Customer Fulfillment, Amazon India , says :
“ We have more than 50 fulfillment centres across 13
States, with a combined storage space close
to 20 million cubic feet
We closed 2018, with
a 1.5 times growth in storage capacity from the previous year
Our fulfillment centre presence in India has grown from
one in Bhiwandi when we launched Amazon.in , in June 2013 to 50 such buildings
in the past 5 years “
Now , each such FC might have a “ Civil /
Electrical Construction Cost “ of , an average of Rs 2,000 / sq ft
And, very likely, another Rs 2000 / sq ft
for internal stacking arrangements / fork-lift trucks etc , taking the total cost
to Rs 4,000 per sq ft
Rs 160 Cr for each of those FC ( Rs 4000 /
sq ft x 400,000 sq ft )
Rs 8,000 Cr for those 50 FC
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But
Reliance Retail thinks :
“ If we follow the rules of Amazon , then
to cover entire India , we may need to construct / equip , may be , 100 FCs ,
costing Rs 16,000 Crore
And these may be 20 Km away from a customer
ordering an item online
Why not treat each of the 4 MILLION Kirana shops ,
spread across the country as our FC ?
Each of these Kirana shop is , on an
average , 20 ft x 20 ft ( = 400 sq ft of floor space )
So , I get 400 sq ft ( per store ) x 4
Million stores = 1600 million sq ft of storage floor-space - as against 20 million sq ft of floor space
of Amazon’s 50 FC !
80 times of what Amazon has built , and without
spending one rupee !
And, Reliance Retail tells those 4 Million Kirana store
owners :
Dear
Modiji,
( in Gujarat, a Kirana Store owner is known as
a “ Modi “ ) ,
# I
will arrange to deliver all of your SKU , directly
from manufacturers, and on “ consignment basis “, so you do
not need to pay anything
No need
for you to register as “ B2B bulk Buyer “ on “ Amazon
Business “ Business-to-Business online
Marketplace
# My system will relieve you of “ Inventory Carrying Cost “.
That means, no blocking funds in working
capital .
Remember, for storing your goods in Amazon FC , you pay a hefty “ Inventory Cost “
#
My delivery persons ( - and, someday soon , DRONES ), will pick up goods
from your store . So, you need not
pay any “ Delivery Charges
“ – as demanded by Amazon when you store your goods in its FC
# Our
hardware/software installed at your premises will take care of all GST formalities (
mentioning your GST
number on invoices / charging GST amount /
filing GST return etc ) . No need to worry on this count !
#
Even if your SKUs are only “ Food / Grocery Items “, you
don’t need to go to Amazon
Retail India .
Our
Reliance Retail platform is designed to cater to such “ Roadside-Footpath Sellers “
Our platform will also cater to anyone operating from his / her home !
This
“ Reliance Jio GigaFibre “ based technology will enable millions of “ Unemployed “ to become “ Self
Employed “
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