EXCLUSIVE — Amazon bets $3 billion on India's fast — delivery boom, sources say

Quick commerce space has reshaped online shopping in urban India Amazon investment to expand new stores, better stock selection Company to focus on daily essentials, not one-off buys, source says Some experts say Amazon could face challenges in catching up By Aditya Kalra and Greg Bensinger NEW DELHI/SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 24 (Reuters) — US e-commerce retailer Amazon will invest $3 billion to expand its India quick commerce business by 2030, two sources said, its biggest bet yet on a sector where rivals have raced ahead by popularising deliveries within minutes. The instant deliveries sector, dubbed "quick commerce", has become a rapidly growing force and reshaped how urban Indians shop for everything from milk and chocolates to iPhones and electronics, which were once only bought from retail stores or major e-commerce websites where deliveries took time. Walmart's Flipkart and Amazon, which dominate India's e-commerce space, are late entrants in quick commerce. The $19 billion sector is set to more than double in size to $41 billion by 2030, according to Datum Intelligence. Amazon plans to invest $1 billion in the quick commerce sector by the end of 2027, and another $2 billion by 20