Amazon Working on Adding Marathi Language After Controversy in Maharashtra
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon Working on Adding Marathi Language After Controversy in Maharashtra

News 18  

Seattle, Washington-based giant Amazon has said that it is working on adding Marathi language support on its e-commerce platform Amazon.in after a controversy over demands of adding support for the language for customers in Maharashtra. Amazon said in a tweet that it is already working to launch the ‘Marathi shopping experience’ and said that it will also introduce seller registration in the language soon. Amazon even shared a screenshot of the application with the tweet to suggest that the Marathi language support would soon go live on Amazon.in. @mnsadhikrut @JeffBezos @AmitAgarwal @GopalPillai @RahulSundaram6 @amazon @amazonIN pic.twitter.com/JVQiB8xqF4— Akhil Chitre अखिल चित्रे December 23, 2020 An Amazon warehouse in Pune’s Kondhwa was vandalised earlier today, allegedly by MNS workers over a notice sent by a Mumbai court to Raj Thackeray after Amazon’s complaint.

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Instead of IPL, Amazon wants to spend money building e-com biz
2 years, 9 months ago

Instead of IPL, Amazon wants to spend money building e-com biz

Al Jazeera  

Amazon wants to get its next 100 million customers from the less affluent, non-English speaking pockets of India. “The final call was based on cost numbers,” said Tiwary, in one of his first interviews since taking over as country head, on the 27th floor of Amazon’s India headquarters in the northwestern neighborhood of Yeshwanthpur in Bangalore. The country of nearly …

Amazon launches seller registration, account management services in Kannada
4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon launches seller registration, account management services in Kannada

India TV News  

E-commerce major Amazon on Sunday said sellers will be able to register on Amazon.in the marketplace and manage their online business in Kannada, a move aimed at enhancing the sellers' experience on the platform. The launch in Kannada is followed by the recently launched seller registrations and account management services in Hindi and Tamil, which saw over 50,000 new Amazon …

Flipkart Gets Marathi Language Support Amid its Demand for Users in Maharashtra
4 years, 2 months ago

Flipkart Gets Marathi Language Support Amid its Demand for Users in Maharashtra

News 18  

The Flipkart app for Android and iOS is now adding support for Marathi that is the third-most widely spoken language in India. With the introduction of the new language support across its app, the company hopes to reach out to more customers across the country especially in Maharashtra that has the largest Marathi speaking population. Recently, Amazon stated that the …

Amazon Seeks to Withdraw Suit Against MNS, Raj Thackeray Over Party's Agitation for Use of Marathi
4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon Seeks to Withdraw Suit Against MNS, Raj Thackeray Over Party's Agitation for Use of Marathi

News 18  

E-commerce giant Amazon on Tuesday moved a civil court here seeking to withdraw its suit against the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and its chief Raj Thackeray over the party’s agitation for the use of Marathi. Advocate Vijay Thakur, appearing for MNS leader Akhil Chitre, said the court will decide on January 12 whether to accept the application. Amazon has now included …

Amazon will soon launch Marathi language support on its platform following controversy in Maharashtra
4 years, 3 months ago

Amazon will soon launch Marathi language support on its platform following controversy in Maharashtra

Firstpost  

E-commerce giant Amazon is working to bring in Marathi language support on its platform as well. The move comes after Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena wrote an open letter to Amazon’s CEO where it demanded language support for people living in Maharashtra. We are committed to enable Amazon online shopping experience across Indian languages including Marathi. pic.twitter.com/mNEDOmJWCA — Amazon News …

Amazon Prime Video introduces localized Hindi interface for India
6 years, 4 months ago

Amazon Prime Video introduces localized Hindi interface for India

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a bid to increase its consumer base, American streaming service Amazon Prime Video has launched a Hindi user interface. The new user interface will include search, navigation and customer options in Hindi on the Prime Video app and on the service’s website. “As Prime Video’s customer base expands across India, we believe it becomes important to not …

Amazon adds five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing
6 years, 5 months ago

Amazon adds five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing

Firstpost  

The Kindle service has been available for English authors in India since 2012. Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has added five Indian languages to Kindle Direct Publishing — which is the e-commerce giant’s eBook publishing unit. With the five Indian languages, authors would be able to self-publish their eBooks in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam, the company said …

Amazon India mobile website, app are now available in Hindi
6 years, 6 months ago

Amazon India mobile website, app are now available in Hindi

India Today  

Stepping up its battle against Walmart-owned Flipkart, American e-commerce giant, Amazon India, on Tuesday unveiled the Hindi version of its mobile website and app in India. "What we believe is, Amazon.in in Hindi is a critical step to actually address the next 100 million customers," said Manish Tiwary, Vice President, Category Management at Amazon India, as reported by Reuters. The …

Amazon India brings Hindi support to mobile website, Android devices
6 years, 6 months ago

Amazon India brings Hindi support to mobile website, Android devices

India TV News  

As more and more Indians begin shopping online via smartphones in tier II and III cities, Amazon India on Tuesday launched a Hindi version of its mobile website and app for Android devices, aiming to bring the next 100 million customers online. "Launch of the Hindi shopping experience is a significant step towards bringing the next 100 million customers online," …

Amazon is testing a Hindi interface for its mobile website in India
6 years, 7 months ago

Amazon is testing a Hindi interface for its mobile website in India

India Today  

Amazon is betting big on India. And as a part of its efforts to connect with the next 100 million users in the country in the coming five years, the e-commerce giant has started testing a website, wherein the interface features text in Hindi. According to a report by IAMAI and Kantar IMRB, out of the 481 million internet users …

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