The most common and lucrative business is trading in groceries. But there are many questions here, the answers to which must be given long before you open your store. Experience in the trading field is a good help, but if you do not have it, you should not despair.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a business plan and calculate how much money you need to open a store. The final amount depends on the area, assortment, and the need for repairs. Make your products open. So, you will increase your revenue. To avoid theft, sell some of the goods through the counter. This is especially useful if the store is small.
Step 2
Start looking for a room. It can be either property or lease. Consider the layout and area, you should have enough room to place the equipment. It is good if there is a separate room in which it is convenient to place an accountant.
Step 3
Register a cash register at the location of the store, at the same time begin to select equipment: refrigerated and ordinary display cases, shelves for goods and refrigerators for drinks and perishable food. Make a schematic plan where you indicate what will stand and where.
Step 4
Identify a potential customer. Explore the assortment of stores that sell similar products, observe what is bought most often there. Add some “zest” to the assortment that competitors do not have: for example, “grilled chicken”, “natural casing sausages”, etc. Over time, you will understand what the consumer needs based on what is sold. First, buy bread, milk, sausages, fish, groceries, cigarettes, and then increase the assortment.
Step 5
Put terminals for payment of payments without commission, just write about it in large print near the entrance. People will visit your store more often, therefore, sales will increase. Arrange the goods on the shelves and display cases correctly. The products should be clearly visible, write the price tags brightly so that even buyers with low vision can see them.
Step 6
Make a mark-up on goods, you will later adjust it up or down, depending on demand and competition, and the location of the store. Calculate your daily sales rate, average bill, etc. So you can determine the income per day.
Step 7
When choosing suppliers, emphasize the quality of the purchased products and the price, delivery schedule, the possibility of delivery and return of goods. Check if you will be able to purchase goods with deferred payments, this can significantly help at the initial stage of business.
Step 8
Keep records of goods in electronic form, carry out acceptance and release of products by scanning barcodes. Such a system is very convenient, but not always available, so many people keep records manually. Find qualified salespeople with work experience, pay attention to politeness, good looks, neatness, availability of sanitary books.
Step 9
Decide which taxation system you will use. A general or simplified system with objects. It is better for you to discuss this issue with an accountant before registering a store.
Step 10
Get a license if you want to sell alcohol with a high alcohol content. Observe sanitary, fire safety, and other laws that could result in you being held liable for violations.
