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Ready Player One: How Flipkart’s Online Games platform is pioneering a gaming revolution in India

Online gaming has seen a meteoric rise in the last decade. A 140 billion-dollar industry, games have penetrated every corner of the internet, from hyper-casual games like Candy Crush to professional Counter Strike tournaments. Meanwhile, Flipkart’s gaming project, which began as a series of microgames to drive up excitement around The Big Billion Days sale, has now evolved into an ecosystem of its own. Read all about Flipkart’s newly launched Gaming Platform and the story of its evolution

Seller Stories

June 26, 2020

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On World MSME Day, Flipkart stands with small businesses to beat back pandemic blues

As a homegrown platform, Flipkart has a huge emphasis on enabling the local MSME industry of the country, by enabling them to embrace the digital economy and transforming their business journey. Read the stories of these small businesses who have experienced the power of this path-breaking transformation despite the challenges posed by the global coronavirus pandemic

Programmed to solve – How Flipkart’s Program Management team leveraged technology to serve customers amid COVID-19

Working days, nights and weekends, Flipkart’s Program Management team responded rapidly amid the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 lockdown. Leveraging technology and forging sound collaborations, this team worked with cross functional product & engineering teams to devise solutions to facilitate the delivery of essential items to anxious customers. Read this story of relentless Flipkart employees who were prepared to go to great lengths to serve our customers.

Seller Stories

June 25, 2020

Sophia Stephen

In Uttar Pradesh, a small family business became a lifeline for a village amid a pandemic

When Meghdoot Herbal was founded 35 years ago in a remote village near Lucknow, its aim was to create jobs for those living nearby. In early 2020, when a global pandemic threatened the very purpose of its existence, the traditional family-owned business, and now a Flipkart Samarth partner, adapted to the crisis and leveraged e-commerce to tide through difficult times. Supported by the Flipkart Samarth program under the aegis of an MoU signed with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Vipul Shukla's family business has paved the way for similar enterprises to take the plunge and realize success. Read their incredible story.

Seller Stories

June 18, 2020

Sophia Stephen

The StoneSoup story: This Flipkart Samarth partner makes sustainability easy & helps women earn a living!

Bengaluru-based StoneSoup started just over 5 years ago with an aim to make sustainable living accessible to all. Not only are all their products proudly 'Made in India', the eco-entrepreneurs also found a way to empower women in village Self Help Groups across south India. Read on to know how this Flipkart Samarth partner does it!

Customer First

June 16, 2020

Roshan Pai

Pedal to the mettle: Amid lockdown, this Jeeves technician cycled 25 km to help a customer

Even a pandemic didn’t deter Jeeves technician Ayan Guhathakurta from going the extra mile to help a customer in need.

Partnership

June 11, 2020

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Cause and effect in COVID-19 times – How Flipkart’s unique ecosystem collaborations foster a culture of giving back

Rushing to the aid of frontline healthcare staff, Flipkart is orchestrating a multi-pronged collaboration involving brands, consumers and employees through deep platform engagements

Seller Stories

June 9, 2020

Jishnu Murali

#Sellfmade – How this Flipkart seller adapted to the COVID-19 crisis and found an incredible way to help his customers!

This ambitious engineer took a leap of faith and left his job to become an entrepreneur. His family told him to think twice but he was determined to succeed. Today, Abhishek Goel is a #Sellfmade Flipkart seller and he is helping make an essential product easily accessible and affordable to online shoppers. Read his inspiring story and find out how his business has adapted to the COVID-19 crisis today.

#Sellfmade – This Flipkart seller is helping pet owners stay “paw-sitive” amid the COVID-19 lockdown!

While the lockdown made it difficult for most of us to get groceries and supplies, pet owners across India had the extra burden of figuring out how to source pet supplies. Foodie Puppies Group, a small company running mostly online on Flipkart, has made it their goal to ensure that pet owners have everything they need to ensure that their beloved pets are happy and healthy. Read their story.

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