The firm said India is on track to become "our fastest country ever" to reach $1bn in gross sales.

 

Amazon's move comes a day after India's largest e-commerce firm Flipkart raised $1bn in fresh funding, the largest ever for an Indian internet firm.

 

India's total e-commerce market was worth $13bn in 2013.

 

But online travel accounted for more than 70% of the transactions. 

 

According to research firm Forrester, online sales of retail¹ goods were worth $1.6bn last year.

 

However, that number is expected to reach $76bn by 2021 as more people across the country get connected to the internet.

 

"We see huge potential in the Indian economy and for the growth of e-commerce in India," Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon, said in a statement.

 

"After our first year in business, the response from customers and small and medium-sized businesses in India has far surpassed our expectations."

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