Liquor delivery: state nod to Amazon

E-commerce giant Amazon’s India foray into selling liquor on its platform could begin from Bengal if an agreement works out with the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation.

Amazon now offers non-alcoholic beverages on its Indian platform whereas the global platform has a separate alcoholic beverages category comprising beer, cocktail mixtures, spirits and wine.

Indian online grocery chain Big Basket could be another platform tipplers in the city could tap into for doorstep delivery of liquor.

The state beverage corporation in a notice issued on Friday said that four firms — Innovative Retail Concept Private Limited (Big Basket), Golden Goenka Commerce Private Limited, Senrysa