A grocery store is a retail shop that mainly sells food items. A grocer is a bulk seller, mostly selling non-perishable food items that are packed in cans, boxes, and bottles. Grocery shops are very common to see and are basic necessity in almost every locality. These shops store items such as pulses, flour, rice, ghee, oils, soaps and detergents, toiletries and various other items of daily use. These shops buy the items from dealers/ distributors at wholesale rates and sell at intermediate rates.
A commoner and small time retailers cannot afford to buy these items of daily use in bulk from the wholesale market where it is available at comparatively cheaper rates. On the contrary, these items are easily available via retail grocery shops in required quantities everywhere and in close proximity. With all-round development of cities and towns and an increase in population, there appears to be a good scope for general merchandise stores in rural as well as urban areas of the country.
The current trend is all about online grocery stores, which makes grocery list larger or never ending, while also time spent on it as less as possible. Online grocery stores often have discounts and offer to attract customers and it goes without saying that have been successful in their endeavors.