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India’s lockdown disrupting e-commerce companies Amazon and Flipkart
- Monday | 30th March, 2020
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s coronavirus lockdown is disrupting e-commerce companies including Amazon and Flipkart, despite government assurances it would not, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The disruptions highlight the difficulties of ensuring the supply of essential goods to 1.3 billion people during the shutdown in India, which has so far reported 724 cases of coronavirus and 17 deaths. Industry executives say local authorities have not followed guidelines, stopping deliveries and warehouses from operating. In New Delhi,service was suspended and the delivery slot for essential goods, such as oil and soaps, was shown as being April 26. Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal held a meeting with e-commerce executives on Thursday and said the government was “committed to ensuring that essential goods reach the people”.
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