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Get started on Local Shops
To be a local shops seller, you must have:
- A store/retail store/ kirana shop in any part of the country.
- Ability to deliver orders same day/next day to customers in your area (through your own delivery person or a courier partner).
- Optional: It will help if you have the ability to provide additional services such as demo or installation (if applicable) during delivery.
What is 'Local Shops on Amazon'?
‘Local Shops on Amazon’ is a program that lets you register your physical store on Amazon.in and potentially sell to more customers in your local area. With Local Shops, you can offer fast track delivery speeds of same day, one day and two day and get one step closer towards getting ‘Prime Badge’ on your Self-Ship listings that may help customers around you to discover you faster through Amazon.in!
Thousands of sellers, from across the country, have already enrolled in the program to sell a wide range ranging from consumer electronics, furniture, inverter batteries, cycles, home & kitchen items to grocery fresh flowers, cakes and many more.
Thousands of sellers, from across the country, have already enrolled in the program to sell a wide range ranging from consumer electronics, furniture, inverter batteries, cycles, home & kitchen items to grocery fresh flowers, cakes and many more.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be a seller on Local Shops on Amazon you need to:
- Own a physical store/retail store/ kirana shop in any part of the country.
- Arrange for delivering orders same day/next day/ 2 days to customers in your area (through your own delivery personnel using the delivery App* to mark scans or through a third party courier partner).
Benefits of Local Shops program
Increase visibility
Local customers can potentially discover your products faster due to the Prime Badge
Boost sales
Get a chance to grow your business and supplement income with potentially increased orders
Flexibility
Deliver orders yourself or through third-party carriers and you can offer value-added services
What is a storefront? How can I promote or share my Amazon storefront with customers?
Storefront isa browse-friendly online page consisting of seller listings offering customers improved shopping experiences
After you’ve registered as a seller on Amazon.in, you can share your Amazon Storefront link with customers including over social media or even paste its QR code in your physical store to let customers know about your online presence.
After you’ve registered as a seller on Amazon.in, you can share your Amazon Storefront link with customers including over social media or even paste its QR code in your physical store to let customers know about your online presence.
How Local Shops on Amazon works
1
Create an account for selling on Amazon.in
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Upload your product details and set price
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Enroll into Local Shops program either at the time of registration or by going to Seller Central > go to settings > click Shipping Settings > opt into the Local Shops program. Now your default delivery coverage will be set to two days for your area/region. You can modify the areas/region that you want to get orders from; where you can deliver the orders either same day, next day or maximum in 2 days
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Deliver orders to customers when you get orders from them
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Sit back and let Amazon assist in customer queries
How to deliver Local Shops orders?
You can choose between the two delivery methods to fulfill your Local Shops orders
Third Party Couriers: Deliver through any third-party courier partners
Self Deliver: Deliver orders yourself or through your delivery personnel & update its status by marking scans on the delivery App
What is delivery App?
The delivery App is used for marking scans for Self Ship orders during pick-up and deliveries.
Pre-requisites to install the App:
You (seller) have a selling account on Amazon Seller Central
Your Delivery Personnel is registered on Amazon.in as a customer
Your Delivery Personnel has an Android device (version 6.0+, not available on iOS)
How to install the delivery App?
Step 1
Step 2
Log into Amazon Seller Central and go to Settings> Account Info > Buy Shipping Preferences. Click on Add New Address button to save your business address
Note : If the address updated here does not match the address updated in Manage GST detail page, your Delivery Personnel will not be able to use the delivery App
Step 3
Go to Settings > User Permissions and under Delivery drivers section, enter your Deliver Person's Name, E-mail Address (registered on Amazon.in as a buyer) and click on Invite. It is your responsibility to ensure the correct name and email address of your delivery personnel are entered in the appropriate fields.
Note: Post installing the App, make sure the delivery agent is logging in with delivery agent mail ID and not the seller central mail ID.
Step 4
Your delivery person must click on the link sent to their E-mail ID (registered on Amazon.in) to download the app as shown below
Delivery app invitation email
Sign in on Amazon.in
Step 5
Once logged in (as shown above), your delivery person will be prompted to download the installation file. The delivery personnel is then required to click on Download to download and install the app.
Click on Download
Choose "Install anyway"
Choose install
How do I use the App?
The Amazon Delivery App allows your Delivery Personnel to mark Pickup, Delivered, Rejected and Undeliverable status for your Self Ship orders. For step-by-step instructions on how to use the Amazon Delivery App, please read Seller Central Help page and explain it to your delivery personnel or forward the link to the detailed walk-through/tutorial video here to your delivery personnel
The Amazon Delivery App allows your Delivery Personnel to mark Pickup, Delivered, Rejected and Undeliverable status for your Self Ship orders. For step-by-step instructions on how to use the Amazon Delivery App, please read Seller Central Help page and explain it to your delivery personnel or forward the link to the detailed walk-through/tutorial video here to your delivery personnel
How can I troubleshoot issues with delivery App?
To troubleshoot commonly known issues with Amazon Delivery App, please refer Seller Central Help page.
To troubleshoot commonly known issues with Amazon Delivery App, please refer Seller Central Help page.
Contact Us
For more information on Local Shops on Amazon, please read help pages or contact Selling Partner Support for further assistance. For more information on Self Ship, please go through this video on Seller Central.
For more information on Local Shops on Amazon, please read help pages or contact Selling Partner Support for further assistance. For more information on Self Ship, please go through this video on Seller Central.
“We completely understand the 'last-minute gifting' practice so, thanks to ‘Local Shops on Amazon’ program, which allows us to deliver fresh flowers to this huge customer base on the same day through our delivery person.”Shrey Sehgal and Himanshu ChawlaFlowerAura (FA Gift Shop)
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