Technology for MSMEs: Amazon on Wednesday launched Smart Commerce initiative for native shops to remodel into ‘digital dukaans’. With Smart Commerce, shops will have the ability to create their very own on-line storefronts to digitise their offline retailers, Amazon mentioned as its Local Shops on Amazon initiative, which permits store homeowners to promote to prospects of their native space by way of Amazon, accomplished two years in April.
“We are humbled that in a short period, the programme has already grown to more than 1.5 lakh stores across India. Inspired by this momentum, I’m excited to announce the launch of Smart Commerce,” mentioned Amit Agarwal, SVP, India and Emerging Markets, Amazon on the firm’s annual digital summit Amazon Smbhav.
“Stores of any size can now take advantage of the best of Amazon to provide a trustworthy experience to their customers no matter where they are, in their physical store, directly through their own online storefront or amazon.in,” mentioned Agarwal. The initiative is a part of Amazon’s dedication to digitise 1 crore small companies by 2025. Since Amazon’s launch in India in June 2013, the corporate has already digitised 40 lakh small companies.
Amazon mentioned its Smart Commerce programme will launch the primary set of options within the coming weeks to assist native shops digitize billing and stock administration. This will probably be adopted by the launch of capabilities enabling them to create their very own on-line storefront inside minutes, and serve their prospects by way of a easy voice and chat-based procuring expertise, the corporate added.
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On Tuesday, Amazon’s cloud computing enterprise Amazon Web Services (AWS) had additionally launched an academic programme SMB Vidyalaya to digitally upskill small companies. The programme would contain webinars masking content material throughout over 50 modules targeted on digital literacy and the attain of small companies utilizing AWS Cloud.
AWS had mentioned the programme would additionally present entry to totally different assets out there on its India SMBHub and AWS retailer on Amazon Business Marketplace together with a crew of pros to handhold SMBs in know-how enablement. Also, the variety of software program options supplied to small companies by AWS below its Amazon Digital Suite was elevated from seven to 27 now together with Tally enterprise useful resource planning (ERP), QuickHeal antivirus, MSwipe fee acceptance service provider app and so forth.
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