New Delhi: Amazon.com Inc’s India unit on Tuesday said it will temporarily stop taking orders for non-essential products and disable their deliveries.
This is an attempt to fulfil critical needs of its customers at a time when much of the country is under lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Amazon will prioritise the sale and delivery of household staples, packaged foods, healthcare, hygiene and personal safety products, the company said in a blog post, news agency Reuters reported.
The US-based Amazon’s move comes at a time when the lockdown in India has disrupted deliveries by e-commerce firms and online grocers.
