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nendrino

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2013, 03:07:35 pm »
sis @zarilei

- paano ko ba ipapamalita sa mga tao dito na may tindahan ako since nakatago paninda dahil nga sa balcon lang muna nakalagay, hindi sya magiging visible kasi ang gate namin e nasa gilid pa.

Put a big tarpaulin and an arrow sign going to your store

- Paano nga ba mamomonitor kung magkano ang kinita ko,or kung kumikita nga ba ako? Anong dapat na gawin ko para di malugi o para mapalago ko pa kung mag start muna ako sa 5000.try ko muna kung malakas nga ba dito samin, and kung makita kong malakas nga,saka ako magdagdag another 5k to make it 10k in total as my capital...

you have to list items na nabebenta mo. Para din makita mo yung fast moving items. Para di ka malugi sis wag ka magpautang.


 - [textspeak!] ano ba mga in demand na ibenta? Be specific po sana...

noodles, canned goods, murang diaper sabon panlaba

- paano ang arrangement sa tindahan? I mean need ko ba sampayan para sa mga sachets? Cabinet? Garapons? Para sana di langgamin o dagain?  Halimbawa yung mga canton noodles? Asukal etc,

depende kasi to basta dapat ang idisplay mo yung hindi madalas hanapin kasi yung mga items like noodles hindi muna kailangan idisplay.

-  mga ilang araw muna bago bumili ulit ng paninda para sana di sayang gas kung maramihan na kung bumili?

depende kasi to sis dahil hindi naman sabay sabay nauubos ang stocks, puede na once a wk kung malakas pag di ganun kahit once in 2 wks

- may mga tips po ba kayo para sa pag go grocery? Kung ano ang mga wise na pamimili ng goods na makakamura ganyan

minsan may mga sale, then buy 1 take 1 like yung sa shampoo ngayon buy six plus 1 tubo na din yung plus 1 na un

- mga magkano ba ang patong sa mga paninda? May pagbabasehan ba para sa pricing?

depende to kasi kung retail lang benta mo 1-2.00 eh minsan pa nga umaabot ng 5 depende din sa location mo kung ganu karami ang kalaban


- tips din kung paano ba maiiwasan na halos kami na rin lang ang makakaubos ng paninda namin mismo? Halimbawa, yung anak ko madalas kumuha dncoiin ng paninda, and sa mga araw araw namin?need ko ba bayaran sarili kong benta?

mahirap kasing iwasan to eh and kung yung tindahan din talaga ang source of income, ilimit na lang
- need ba every now and then lilista ko mga nabenta?everyday mag iinventory?di ba hussle yung lista ng lista twing may bibili?

kailangan un sis para machek mo magkano talaga yung nabebenta everyday.
- and paano nyo hina handle yung mga nangungutang?

put a sign na bawal mangutang, walang utang, mahirap maninigil etc. para mahiya yung may balak pa lang magutang :)
at wag ka din palagi magpahiram ng bote make sure naisosoli sayo


Good luck sis

whinx

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2013, 03:09:57 pm »
hi sis reg san miguel and coca cola products you can search their websites and then may contact numbers dun call them and request mo na bisitahin ka ng ahente nila sa area mo. Then [textspeak!] freezer papahiramin ak nun basta alam ko dapat may certain amount ka na mabili dati kasi 10cases of coke then may freezer na papahiram sa yo. Meron din minsan kahit bago ka palang mag order ka lang at least 5 case papahiramin ka na.

Goodluck to your business :)

Thanks sis for the info... will try that one para mababa puhunan ko for the drinks... I need additional freezer too so it will be a big saving if i'll have a one from them...

redpickles

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2013, 06:45:49 pm »
Thank you sa mga tips mga sis!:)

God bless!:)

beach

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2013, 07:36:42 pm »
Just my 10 cents... I agree... NEVER PAUTANG.
Kapag utang, sa iyo pupunta... and you have lots of sales... but there will come a time that they will not be able to pay their utang to you anymore (not all, but madami)... bigla mawawala yan sila na parang bula... and since of course, they can't utang from you anymore kasi may utang pa nga sila... they will take their cash and buy from someone else... okay lang sana if they take their cash and buy from you kahit they won't pay utang muna... but nooooo... they will buy in cash from someone else kasi nahihiya or whatever the reason is... then magiging negative ka, kasi yung inutang is bigger amount than your kita.

Sorry. I just feel strongly about this because I have been there... and done that. It really happens. Even the best clients, when they go bad (it could be a year of good customer relationship, or it could be five years, it could be ten years... kaya never trust anyone when it comes to pautang)... they really go bad. Not all naman, but a lot. It's not even their fault minsan, but of course, they need to survive as well and if kaya nila not to pay you, they won't.

Here's my suggestions:
What you display on your store... HIGH MARK-UP items and IMPULSE items (e.g. toys na maganda sa mata ng mga bata)... yung stuff that they don't think to buy from your store but when they see, ay kailangan mo pala.  Kasi the basic, they will ask for it lang naman...

Do you inventory like an OC. Kasi not only do you need to know if you are really profiting from the business, but you also want to make sure na walang makati ang kamay sa paligid mo. If may nawawala, alam mo kaagad and then right there kaagad, you can investigate. And when people know you are looking at your stocks very closely, they will know that you will know if may nawawala... Better safe than sorry.

In our store, we do AGING of inventory... alam agad if super tagal na sa shelf (like more than 45 days na) kasi it means natutulog yung money mo if nakabili ka ng stuff na tumagal na sa store mo. And then you learn not to buy na those items na hindi mabenta.

Hope this helps.


itcha123

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #44 on: January 29, 2013, 10:00:56 pm »
Sa sari-sari store, be aware na maraming gagaya sa inyo lalu na kapag nakita nilang marami bumibili sa iyo.  Dito nga sa amin yung dati ko ng mga suki may kanya-kanya na rin tindahan.....kaya pag-isipan rin muna ninyo.  Ang tindahan dumarami pero ang mamimili hindi naman nadadagdagan lalu na sa barrio.

whinx

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #45 on: January 30, 2013, 02:05:27 pm »
so far sa amin naman wala pang gumagaya sa sari-sari store namin... maybe because busy mga tao with work kaya d nila naiisi na mgput-up

Mamita

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #46 on: January 31, 2013, 01:25:03 pm »
I am also into this business for 4 years now. Our mini grocery sells ice cream and rice too. We have 2 storekeepers and we do our inventory using a POS software. I suggest that you establish tie-up with suppliers and distributors of products like URC, Unilever, Marlboro etc. You will spend lesser time for purchasing  and B.O. (bad order - expired, lesser in weight, deformed cans, etc.) items may be replaced.

We do not encourage nor allow PAUTANG. Just like what our other sissess mentioned, we posted the sign "CREDIT IS GOOD, BUT WE NEED CASH" in front of the store. We also ask for bottle deposits since oftentimes, these are not returned.

HTH!

whinx

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #47 on: February 01, 2013, 10:53:40 am »
^ how big is your store sis if you don't mind? :) I'm interested sa POS software mo and tie-up with suppliers... I think prices are cheaper if direct from distributors... how did do you contact them? TIA

Mamita

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #48 on: February 02, 2013, 08:16:38 am »
^average size, sis. What I did was to check the brand's (Unilever, Kraft, Nestlé, URC, etc,) website and called directly their offices.I asked for the distributors of their products catering to our area, met with the suppliers and discussed their terms and conditions.

I am just lucky to have a brother-in-law who is an IT manager. I got the POS system from him. ;)

whinx

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #49 on: February 02, 2013, 09:16:55 pm »
^how much sis minimum order sa direct suppliers? I'll try to contact them nga... :) sa akin naman manual imventory ako pero mostly big items yung iniisa-isa ko yung small items estimate nalang :)

Mamita

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #50 on: February 04, 2013, 01:21:42 pm »
^most of them doesn't require any minimum order as long as your area is within their usual routes. They normally visit weekly except for bulk items like ice cream and rice.


super_selosa

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #51 on: February 20, 2013, 05:06:56 pm »
Sa sari-sari store, be aware na maraming gagaya sa inyo lalu na kapag nakita nilang marami bumibili sa iyo.  Dito nga sa amin yung dati ko ng mga suki may kanya-kanya na rin tindahan.....kaya pag-isipan rin muna ninyo.  Ang tindahan dumarami pero ang mamimili hindi naman nadadagdagan lalu na sa barrio.


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very true
naiiyak na nga ako kasi may kalabang na ako na few blocks away lang
mas maganda sa kanya kasi open
nabebenta sa amin yosi nalang
nag iisip na ako ng ipapalit na iba huhuh

itcha123

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #52 on: February 21, 2013, 06:41:50 am »
same here sis, imagine naman sa konti mong tubo yung kalaban mo magbababa pa, yung alak nga 78 ang benta ko ang kapital is 73 sa kanya 75 petot lang, waaaah maghapon ka ng nasa tindahan tapos kakarampot lang magiging kita mo sa maghapon....

Janang06

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #53 on: March 23, 2013, 06:33:16 am »
Repost


Mga sisses, We are also in the process of putting up a mini grocery. Hingi lang po ng feedback regarding sa Suysing? Complete ba mga products sa kanila? Mas okay ba kumuha sa kanila keysa sa mga regional distributor ng mga manufacturers ng FMCG? TIA


leximamey

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #54 on: April 02, 2013, 01:18:44 pm »
Mga sis, mag-oopen pa lang kasi ako ng sari sari store. ok lang ba na mag hire ako ng tindera na may daily pay na 150 pesos? wala kasi talagang ibang tatao sa tindahan eh isip ko kasi baka malugi naman ako sa pasahod ko sa kanya.

mrsonthego

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #55 on: June 10, 2013, 10:41:25 am »
^basta siguraduhin mo lang sis na mapagkakatiwalaan yung kukunin mo na tindera. may naalala kasi ako na kwento ng sister ko, yung friend niya nun high school naging very successful ang kanyang gen merchandise store, tapos meron syang tao na pinagkatiwalaan, habang lumalaki ang store niya, wala syang kaalam alam, all those years ninanakawan siya nung tao nya, na napag aral na lang at lahat lahat  yung anak, wala syang alam dahil sa sobrang trust. at magaling din yung katiwala kasi nagawa niya ng hindi nahahalata :o

la_chic

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #56 on: June 19, 2013, 11:27:59 am »
for this type of business kasi, madami talaga inventory.

so if you won't be able to closely monitor each and every product that goes in / out
of your store, better yet, ikaw na lang lahat.

ideally, meron talaga ikaw dapat na staff to man your store para
you can do something else to improve and look for other opportunities.
but as i said, closely monitor.


CHArox

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #57 on: June 26, 2013, 12:58:34 am »
wow! great tips i got in here!. thanks!

euqihn18

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #58 on: July 18, 2013, 06:05:50 pm »
sis mamita...ask lang po, yung mga distributors po ba nag e-entertain din po kahit ng mga sari sari store or mini groceries lang talaga? we are planning to put up a sari sari store pero gusto ko sana namin style mini grocery ang range ng prices to make it more affordable sa buyers at parang edge narin namin from other stores =) thanks in advance po

yanmae

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Re: General Merchandise/Sari Sari/Grocery Stores
« Reply #59 on: July 21, 2013, 07:08:32 pm »
Hi mga sis kwento lang ako para mainspire kayo sa ganitong biz,

 napag alaman ko na yung ganitong business sobrang laki ng kita kung sa sobrang matao na lugar ilalagay. Yung sa Family nila hubby grabe ang kitaan ng mga kamag anak nila dito, bread and butter na nila. Grabe pag mahinang araw 75thousand ang kita nila pero usually nilang kita is 100+ thousand pero grabe daw pagod nila nagmukha na ngang matanda yung asawa ng cousin ni hubby kasi hands on talaga sila. Tapos yung isang pinsan nya din 30+ thousand yung tindahan naman nila hubby range ng 11k to 17k kita pag usual day lang. Pag iisipin naten parang etchos lang, pero wag ka yung kumikita ng 100k+ yun lang ang hanap buhay nung mag asawa pero ilang property na ang nabili pati sasakyan, yesterday nag pa blessing sila ng new house nanaman nila na fully furnish na ng magagandang furnitures. Kwento ni MIL start lang daw sila sa 75k dati tapos nung time daw na yun wala pa daw gaanong tindahan sa area na yun so talagang swerte. Mga customer daw nila pila pila parati at sabi din ni MIL yung unang kita daw nila hindi daw talaga nila ginagalaw, kahit malaki kinita nila di sila nag uulam ng masarap na parang pyesta kasi laki ng kinita, nagtutuyo daw sila at talagang todo tipid. Ngayon ang inventory na nila naka bodega na at million na ang inventory pero di nila ginawang grocery type, tindahan type parin sya na di nahahawakan ng mga buyer ang paninda.

Ineencourage kame ng mom nila na mag ganung business na lang daw kesa magwork kame. Eh kaso parang di ko kaya yung buong linggo doon kame sa tindahan, pag aalis magsasara dahil di pedeng ikatiwala sa tindera o kahit kanino man. Meron bang paraan para pedeng maiwan yung tindahan sa tindera at walang takas yung inside theft? Kasi panigurado mga sis malulugi tayo sa ganitong business kung ikakatiwala nten sa iba, kung kapatid nga naten o anak naten nangunupit pa eh what more mga di naten ka ano ano.. Bawal ang tiwala sa ganitong business yan paniniwala ng family nila hubby na yumaman sa ganitong business :)

 

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