Amazon Brings Last-Mile Delivery To Dal Lake With Floating 'I Have Space' Store

Amazon India on Thursday said it has onboarded the first ever floating 'I Have Space' store on Dal Lake in Srinagar.

"We have onboarded the first ever floating 'I Have Space' Store on the Dal Lake, Srinagar. With this store we will further expand our delivery network while enabling small businesses to earn additional income," Amazon India wrote on its official Twitter handle.

Murtaza Khan Kashi, owner of houseboat Selec Town, will deliver packages every day to customers at the doorstep of their houseboats as part of the onboarding, according to a release.

Amazon Logistics, India, Director Karuna Shankar Pande said this will provide faster and reliable deliveries to customers across Srinagar, opportunities for small businesses and strengthen Amazon's delivery network.

Launched in 2015, the 'I Have Space' programme has 28,000 neighbourhood and kirana partners in about 420 towns and cities in India. It partners with local stores and small businesses for delivering products within a 2 to 4 kilometres radius.

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