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Amazon Plans To Rope In India Post For COD In India

Yes, it already has cash on delivery, but not for all products.

 

Now there are schemes that are being planned to save India Post, India's postal system from extinction. And this may be its best chance ever, as e-commerce site Amazon has rolled out a pilot project with the country's premier postal service to test a cash-on-delivery model, reports the Economic Times. Amazon is clearly trying to penetrate into tier two and tier three cities with a model it already tried in the US (yes, it uses US postal services to deliver on Sundays) — of the 150,000 post offices in India, 89% are located in rural areas. Amazon already offers COD on some of its products — those tagged with "Fulfilled by Amazon" and "Eligible for Cash on Delivery" listing on the product details page. 

But with names such as Flipkart already burning its fingers with the COD model in states such as UP, fraud, non-acceptance, and false order issues soar with this model. In fact, brands such as Fetise.com even started a Cash Before Delivery (CBD) model to discourage such practises. How a tie up with India Post will help curb these issues, only time will tell.


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