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Q-comm gaming the grocery run
Mint Hyderabad
|September 15, 2025
Platforms are leaning on gamification for marketing & retention
Quick commerce was built on speed—the promise of groceries in minutes. But the sector is now retooling that model to make consumers stay longer, layering in games, contests and interactive campaigns. Platforms such as Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit and Zepto are leaning on gamification as both a marketing lever and a retention tool, even as they push harder on advertising to break out of a loss-making rut.
This story is from the September 15, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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