Playgroundonline brings FIFA Merchandise to soccer fans – coverages in New Indian Express – Expresso, Midday, Hindu Metroplus, Eenadu, Andhra Jyothi

Playgroundonline is a unique sports retailing company. For the first time in India, branded products, specialised content and services related to sports and fitness have been being brought under one online platform.

The hit sports site Playgroundonline gets much higher hits and a higher percentage of that is converted into sales during the summer months. RK Kalluri, one of the co-founders, says that it is during this time that they introduce new products.

Playgroundonline was reviewed by NDTV Gadget Guru on 21 March, 2010

Playgroundonline aims to bring top-class sporting equipment right to the doorsteps of small-town buyers.Playgroundonline offers sports equipment—amateur and professional—at the click of a mouse.Being a web-based company also enables Playgroundonline to offer discounts of up to 20%—which ordinary showrooms only offer during end-of-season sales. It also makes the site that much more affordable to people with smaller budgets.

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Sports goods and apparel retailers can carve their own niche in this segment, too. For Ramakrishna RK Kalluri, founder of playgroundonline.com, the sports industry presented a lucrative opportunity to distinguish himself from his counterparts. And he did so via a specialized online store..........

Playgroundonline.com is the equipment partner for the 9th edition of India’s biggest corporate football tournament conducted across 7 cities – Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune. This is managed and organized by SPT Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. This is a premier tournament in Corporate 5-side football having representation from corporates from leading IT, BPO, Financial services, Retail, Pharma and other sectors. Soccer talent on display is amazing and it shows the spirit of competitiveness of these companies and this is indeed a celebration of sport. Playgroundonline.com is very happy to be associated with this event in these cities as this brings us the connect with the sports playing fraternity in corporate India.

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Playgroundonline.com, a website that deals exclusively in sports and fitness goods, fan merchandise and collectibles, has entered into an alliance with Hot Muggs to offer limited edition collectors merchandise. The first in the series of collector merchandise includes Kings XI Punjab - with its tagline ‘Born to Win’

Technology entrepreneurs Ramakrishna Kalluri (RK) and Srinivas Battula - both friends from Class 5 at a Rajahmundry school - knew they would do something different from an early age

Coverage on 14th Feb in Malayala Manorama

Finding the right gear for your sporting hobby..

Now all sports need can be with a click away

These two IT professionals had everything going for them, but they wanted more. Enter the Playground

Playgroundonline ( http://www.playgroundonline.com/index.aspx) is for sports buffs who have no time to run to the store to pick up sporting equipment and accessories. Besides offering the advantage of one being able to order equipment without leaving a chair, the site is a gallery of sports and athletic stuff you can view simply to learn about the latest in the world of fitness. From footwear, books, DVDs, health and fitness equipment and accessories, food supplements and more, the site is a comprehensive online store for the fitness conscious.

Playgroundonline.com sports retailing company by R.K. Kalluri and Srini Battula offers branded products from fitness wear and health equipment, medicine, nutrition, online indoor games, publications, a forum for discussion, specialised content and services related to sports and fitness provides product/ information line-up. Consumers can order online, make payments through various channels using a secure infrastructure, and receive the products/services at their doorstep.

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They are not the only ones in Bangalore that see Indian sports as an opportunity. Ramakrishna Kalluri and his partner Srini Vattula, based in Koramangala, have started playgroundonline.com, a sports retailing company geared for Indian enthusiasts of sport other than cricket. “There’s a lot online for cricket players, but there’s not much that caters to badminton, tennis, table tennis, kickboxing enthusiasts,” said Kalluri.

PlayGroundOnline hosts a variety of products related to Sports, Games and Fitness, along with extensive information about the products, brands as well as the Sports.

Playgroundonline, India’s first online sports e-commerce store, from the city has been nominated for the coveted TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards.

PlaygroundOnline.com is yet another entrant in the Indian e-commerce space. It retails sports related media and equipment. They currently offer books, CDs, equipments, apparel etc. This is probably first of its kind online store in India. I took PGO for a spin and here is my feedback.

We are nominated for TATA NEN hottest startups contest

Playgroundonline.com is a Bangalore-based startup and is bringing the buyers and sellers closer.
Currently, they offer sports apparel, footwear, Books/Videos, Gaming and related products for sports fan in India (free shipping).

Playgroundonline.com is a niche online marketplace for everything related to sports, sports gear and gaming you name it. The website sports umpteen number of brands like Cosco, Cosco fitness, Playskool, XBox, Sony Playstation etc with prices ranging from a few rupess to 10K plus running to some thousands. The founders brand it as India’s first online sports store, complete and ready to compete with the best. Although, other online e-commerce websites sell wares including sports gear via websites, playgroundonline is exclusive to the needs of sports lovers

Playground seeks to glorify sport by making it accessible and affordable to more and more people across the country. Playground believes that there's a player in every one of us. And the best way to celebrate that is to Go Play.