Amazon India set to take on Flipkart in small towns through Hindi website

Amazon India set to take on Flipkart in small towns through Hindi website

Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in Manhattan, New York, U.S., January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday launched a Hindi version of its mobile website and app for Android smartphones in a bid to make deeper inroads into India’s fast-growing e-commerce market, stepping up its battle with Walmart’s Flipkart unit. None of India’s other leading e-commerce portals—Flipkart, Snapdeal or Paytm Mall—currently have a local language version of their apps or websites.

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