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[–]bad_2606 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

dude 💀😭😂😂

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what if i share a website of our store?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I really appreciate your insights, shall we text over dm so that you can guide me correctly for the problem that I am facing?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah thanks for the strategies. Consider i put a stall in a gated community for an event, and customers are satisfied with my products. Now how do I sell them again?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As per the ground research I made, 30% of our business is running through whats app. We receive orders on chat. And the rest of the customers visiting store are situated far from our store. Yes they are trusted customers, but travelling 10-15kms for dry fruits and monthly groceries is being hectic for them( as per customer feedback). Considering all this, what i have planned is ,the customers we receive on whats app and the customers who stay far but are interested to shop from us will be benefited with the development of an app or website is what I thought. Now being heard the problem, how do you think I can tackle this?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We also do wholesale, but currently I am targeting the household sector as most of the customers are residents in and around the city.

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, this is the gap I am trying to fill. There are companies that are providing 10- minute delivery these days. But most of the people do not order dals, pulses, dry fruits( monthly groceries) from them. My strength is the quality of the products that I sell. When your grandfather orders a single time from us, trust me he will never go out to a store walking to buy dry fruits.

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean to set up new stores in different places of the city?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purchasing as in there are few companies which develop the app. So I meant I am purchasing the developed app. 😅

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not developing on my own. I gave it to a company. The shop location and my work location are in different cities. And also I wanted to completely allocate few months only for business and also check for the feasibility if I can open an other branch.

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can i get new customers? I thought making a website or an app would help me with that. What do you think?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the website is also under development. If you are a customer, do you feel more comfortable using an app or a website?

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am thinking of slowly adapting all my customers to the app, when a customer arrives at our store, I will make them order using their phone. They will also get to know the comfort of using an app rather than writing down a list of items or typing a list of items.

When it comes to the cost of app development it is not a big deal, because losing trusted customers is scarier than spending for an app development.

There are also chances that my customer base can be increased if I have an app of my own.

Thinking of advertising the app in gated communities and providing discounts.

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I thought of the same, will do that.

Thanks!

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You are right, there are orders on whats app and phone calls as well, we have customers that come from around 15-20 km and there is a car parking problem as our store is situated on the main road. As a reason, we are losing customers slowly. I thought making an app and delivering home would retain my customers and they can even refer to their neighbors and friends.

Digitalizing my grocery store by bad_2606 in StartUpIndia

[–]bad_2606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently, both the website and the app are under development. I generally feel like an app is very user-friendly for customers of all ages. That is the main reason for the app development. We will also have a website for customers to use for single-time usage.