Jeff Bezos writes an open letter to Indian stakeholders, highlights 'Make in India'

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has written an open letter to customers and partners in India where he has highlighted how firm helps small scale retailers and promotes 'Make In India' product across world. letter is on firm's Indian retail website.

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Bezos' open letter

In his letter, Bezos said that more than 60,000 business were exporting goods globally, leing to total exports exceeding US $1 billion. In letter, Bezos mentioned how Prime Service has helped to watch -free online streaming of shows and movies and fact that firm has committed to helping climate after signing Climate Pledge which is a commitment to meet Paris Accord ten years early. 

Bezos went on to state that firm has to eliminate usage of single-use plastic by June 2020 and will also d 10,000 electric rickshaws to its delivery fleet. 

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Bezos is currently in India on a visit where he announced that American firm will be investing $1 Billion in country. 

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Bezos also said that firm will establish  Digital Haats in 100 cities, villages, and communities to help businesses integrate into digital economy. Digital Haats will provide services like e-commerce onboarding, imaging and cataloging, warehouse space, logistics, digital marketing, and compliance. Digital Haats will be in local neighborhoods and available to MSMEs irrespective of ir association with Amazon. 

Earlier, Union Minister of Commerce, Piyush Goyal h said that Amazon was not doing a favour to country by investments and questioned how online retailing major could incur such "big" losses but for its predatory pricing. "y (Amazon) may have put in a billion dollars but if y make a loss of a billion dollars every year, n jolly well will have to finance that billion dollar. So, it is not as if y are doing a favour to India when y invest a billion dollars," he said at Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. minister n went on to clarify his statement on Friday.

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