Amazon India is moving its headquarters from the World Trade Centre in the northwest part of Bengaluru to a location close to the city’s airport in a bid to cut costs, according to a report in business daily Mint.

Amazon India is relocating its corporate headquarters in Bengaluru from the World Trade Centre (WTC) to a new office 20 km away, near the airport. The move, set to begin in April 2025 and conclude by April 2026, is part of the e-commerce giant's cost-cutting measures, according to a Mint report.

Amazon India is moving its headquarters from Bengaluru's World Trade Centre to a new location near the airport by 2026. The relocation aims to cut rental costs by up to two-thirds, but has raised concerns among employees about longer commutes.

Amazon India's new corporate headquarters is located on the outskirts of Bengaluru, which is expected to cost Amazon India almost a third of the Rs 250 sq ft. rent that the company is currently paying, said two officials cited by Mint.

According to two company executives, Amazon's new office in Sattva, a 15-minute drive from the airport on the city's outskirts, is expected to cost less than a third of the nearly ₹250 per sq. ft. of rent the company currently pays.

Ecommerce giant Amazon India is reportedly shifting its home office to a new location in Bengaluru, as part of its cost cutting strategy

As part of its cost-cutting exercise, Amazon India is moving its corporate headquarters from its current base in the northwest part of Bengaluru to near the city’s airport, according to the media reports.

The move is part of a cost-cutting strategy that involves vacating 500,000 square feet of premium office space spread across 18 floors at WTC, owned by Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

Amazon India would pay less than a third of the rent it currently pays for the half a million square feet of office space it occupies at the World Trade Centre Read more news like this on HindustanTimes.

The relocation is aimed at reducing costs and will involve vacating 500,000 square feet of office space across 18 floors at the WTC, which is owned by Brigade Enterprises Ltd.

Amazon currently occupies almost 500,000 sq ft of office space at the World Trade Centre (WTC), a 30-floor building owned by Brigade Enterprises Limited