Food delivery services from Amazon to halt by December 29: Company Reports

Digital Desk: Based on the most recent reports, one of the major e-commerce sites in India, Amazon, would end its meal delivery service there in December. 

Despite the fact that Amazon's food delivery service has not been as profitable as Swiggy or Zomato, the news nonetheless comes as a surprise given that the corporation recently opted to close down its edtech division as well. 

According to reports, Amazon's restaurant partners were informed of its most recent decision to discontinue food delivery services and reminded that these services would end on December 29.

According to an Amazon letter obtained by The Economic Times, the corporation has stated that its food delivery service, Amazon Food, will cease operations on December 29. The e-commerce giant has also promised to fulfil all "payments and other contractual obligations" until the end of the time. 

However, according to the letter, the corporation will continue to give partners with access to Amazon tools and reports until January 31.

"As a result of this decision, you will no longer receive orders from clients via Amazon Food after this date." "You will continue to receive orders until then, and we expect you to fulfil those orders," Amazon warned restaurant partners, according to reports. 

Amazon Food was introduced in India as a competitor to Swiggy and Zomato by the e-commerce behemoth. The service will launch in Bengaluru in May 2020. Amazon Food will have 62 locations in Bengaluru by March 2021. 

The plan to close Amazon Food follows news that the business is terminating Amazon Academy, an online learning platform for high school students in India. The Amazon Academy platform launched early last year, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The corporation has recently received a lot of attention due to mass layoffs, which are expected to continue until next year. "I've been in this role now for about a year and a half, and without a doubt, this is the most difficult decision we've made during that time (and, we've had to make some very tough calls over the past couple of years, particularly during the heart of the pandemic)," Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a note sent to employees.