Please tell me whats the most important things for a small grocery shop?

Question

as i am buying a grocery shop, I belive which has a potentility of increasing the sales.
Please need more ideas.
THANKS

Answer 1

bread, eggs, milk, sugar, butter, OJ

those things folks want to run around the corner to get in a hurry or remember just a half block from the house.

Beer, but that has its own legalities.

candy, and the usual checkout goods.

Answer 2

I've had an idea stewing for about a year now for the best things to have at a small shop, since men often have to pick up "necessary" items on their way home. I think if you offer a service for people, where the wife can call in the order and then you pack it and add it all up and the husband pays for it when he comes to pick it up, it will be popular. You could think about delivery of groceries as well, once things start clicking for your business. I thought about it because it is so often that I will go shopping and forget a thing or two, or won't be aware I need something until I get home. With a small child, it's impossible to go out again, and much more convenient for my husband to just pick it up on his way home.

Now, as for most important foods, think about what people are most likely to buy during a crisis, like preparing for a hurricane. The items people snatch up are milk, bread, eggs, cheese, cereals, candy, chewing gum, cookies, crackers, sandwich meat, other sandwich items like mayonnaise, mustard, pickles, ketchup, hot dogs, canned food, boxed food, ice, ice cream, frozen dinners and french fries, potato chips, corn chips, salsa, maybe some dip, cigarettes and matches/lighters, charcoal briquettes, and water. I'd keep a good supply of Coke and Pepsi products along with alcoholic beverages (if you are so inclined). I'd suggest beer and malt liquor, maybe some wine coolers, but I would not have the "fancier" wines just because I think the turnover rate would be too long. That is something you could figure out as you go, based on your clientele. I'd keep pain killers like Tylenol and cold medicines plus cough drops. Bath tissue, cleaning solutions, and light bulbs.

Whatever you decide to sell in your store, remember this: people are more likely to return if they are greeted when they come in, helped when they can't find something, and are asked if they were able to find all they needed when they are checking out. The friendlier your customer service, the more repeat shoppers you will have. The same goes for lighting and cleanliness. If your shop is too full and people can't negotiate the aisles well, they won't feel comfortable while shopping. If the store is too "dark", and it looks dingy as a result, then people will be less likely to come back.

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Answer 3

Milk, bread, eggs, bottled water. Depends on the area of the grocery shop. Are there ethnic groups close by - spanish - stock up on rice and tortillas, indian stock up on curry powder, American - junk food. Offer quick carry items.
Things people run out of. But you need a gimmick to get the people to stop - one friend had the best cupcakes that he sold in his shop and people would stop for milk and those cupcakes. So think of an item that might draw you some extra people in if they knew about it.

Answer 4

location of the shop is more essential It should be in a residential area, where you will get more customers .

THEN

1) good weighting machine
2) ample number of storage containers, which can be displayed well
3) a very sincere and reliable , honest boy to take care of the shop and money , during the time when you go for procurement of commodities

AND

finally all the best to you

Answer 5

I'd say location and customer service. In a small grocery, you can't compete with the large supermarkets based on price or on selection variety.

Good luck.

Answer 6

Calculator.

Answer 7

bread, eggs, milk, sugar, butter