Shopping At Local Kirana (Grocery) Shop Vs. At Wal-Mart / Big Bazaar / Mall

you are forgetting some thing else also how about the long queues to pay bills 😲😲

Here are my views,

1. You have to walk long, yes, but you get immense variety of same product which you cannot get in local store. Besides the variety of different products avilable makes everything shopable under a single roof. This saves transportation cost and you efforts to find 10 different products in 10 different shop.

2. I dont think we should assume that our relationship is great with
shopkeeper as we are not the only one shopping from him. And at the end, he's doing bussiness. If horse will do friendship with grass, he'll have to starve to death. Its just their tactics, he's earning profit from you. Sometimes its possible he'll hand over you stuffs you didnt actually wanted.

3. You can pay after one month in kirana store? You can pay after 1.5 months in super stores. We 've credit cards for the same purpose which is highly accepted by supermarkets.

4. Justified it in 1st point to some extent. But to some extent, here supermarkets lacks a bit but it frequently happens that product you want is not available at local store so you'll end up hunting it anyways.

5. For this feature you really need to be regular customer of that store while supermarkets allows this feature to its first time shopper too.

7. And sometimes worst too. Supermarkets will generally have the only the best for the price. They have a brand and name to maintain. They will never handover you inferior goods on the name of good ones. In kirana you to pick and you get help in picking while supermaket people has already done for you so what you get is the best already.

8. To some extent this is possible in supermarkets too. You ask the attendant about where your product is located and navigate on his direction without applying your brain.

9. Returns are possible which is the most important thing. I guess you can sacrifice that much of energy if you are getting so many advantages.

10. The point of fact is the product will be cheaper in super market than local store because you cut so many people in the supply chain. I guess this is one of the most significant point.

11. There are frequent promotions offers.

12. If some new product is launched it will reflect way faster in supernmarkets than in local store.

The only people who are at loss due to FDI are the small retailers. The end consumer is in super profit.

Bear with any typos. Writing it from mobile.

Agree with Big K; At the same time Prototype's comments also has some weigh.

Personally, I am a big fan of super markets, but can't ignore the dis-advantages of that. I must say it depends where one feels comfortable. Each had there own pros and cons.

-CB

If I make a list of things to buy its the kirana store and if I dont make a list its the supermarket. I roam around and buy whatever I want which is not possible in Kirana store.

Paying bill is the difficult thing in super markets, big big queues 😀

#-Link-Snipped-# nice list to ponder pal

Can somebody suggest me more tips on this topic for presentation. Like pro's and con's of this concept.

I for one dislike shopping. The local mom and pop shop is the best for me. I know the owner and all the employees personally. If they are having tea we are also offered. A bit of gossip also happens if there is no crowd.

Many malls in US are shutting down because of e-commerce. May happen here too.

Almost all kiranas accept e-payments now.

As an old timer I vote for mom and pop.