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Kirana store inventory and billing for everyday grocery work
This page is for kirana and grocery shops that sell fast-moving daily items, need quick counter billing, and want one place to track stock, purchases, expenses, and daily records.
Monthly
Rs 99 per month
Yearly
Rs 999 per year
Approx. daily
Rs 2.74 per day on yearly billing
Industry fit
Kirana and Grocery Stores
Built around fast-moving grocery items, low-stock checks, expiry-aware inventory fields, daily billing, and everyday cash records.
Fast counter billing
Use the sale and quick-sale flows to record daily customer purchases without leaving stock updates for later.
Purchase and supplier follow-up
Save purchase bills with supplier details, payment status, and amount paid so repeat restocking stays organized.
Low-stock and expiry review
Check stock health and expiry-oriented product fields to spot items that need restocking or closer attention.
Daily cash tracking
Combine sales, purchases, expenses, and manual entries in the cashbook to review how the day actually moved.
Common operational challenges
Popular items can run out quickly when daily stock updates are delayed.
Loose purchase notes make it harder to see supplier bills, dues, and restocking patterns.
Daily cash sales and shop expenses often end up split across notebooks, WhatsApp chats, and memory.
Example workflow for a kirana counter
Step 1
Add or update grocery items
Create products with category, quantity unit, reorder levels, and expiry details where you need them.
Step 2
Record supplier purchases
Save incoming stock with bill numbers, item quantities, payment status, and supplier names.
Step 3
Bill walk-in customers
Use the sales flow for daily receipts and generate GST-ready billing when a customer needs invoice details.
Step 4
Share or print documents
Send receipts through WhatsApp or email, or download and print them from the same transaction flow.
Step 5
Review the day before closing
Open reports and cashbook to review top-selling items, low stock, expenses, and pending dues.
Features that matter for this workflow
Fast-moving stock visibility
Inventory, stock history, and reorder thresholds help you keep essential grocery items available before the next customer asks for them.
Purchase and payment records
Detailed purchase entries keep supplier bills, paid amounts, and due amounts in one place.
Cashbook and expense records
Daily shop spending and cash movement can be tracked without maintaining separate manual sheets.
Reports for day-to-day decisions
Use sales, stock health, expiry risk, and supplier due reporting to plan the next restock cycle.
Limitations and prerequisites
- Expiry tracking depends on entering expiry details for the products that need it.
- Document sharing works best after saving the transaction record and profile details.
- Cashbook summaries are only useful when expenses and manual entries are recorded consistently.
Relevant internal links
Use these public pages to compare related workflows, review pricing, or jump back to the main industries hub.
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Related feature pages
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Frequently asked questions
Can Dugam handle a kirana shop with many small daily sales?+
Yes. The sales and quick-sale flows are built for frequent daily billing while keeping stock movement and payment records together.
Can I track supplier dues for grocery purchases?+
Yes. Purchases store supplier names, payment status, paid amount, due amount, and purchase history for follow-up.
Does the app help with low stock and expiry checks?+
Yes. Products support reorder-oriented thresholds and expiry fields, and reports highlight low-stock and expiry-risk items.
Can Dugam help with kirana store inventory management as well as billing?+
Yes. The app combines stock records, purchase entries, low-stock review, sales billing, expenses, and reports in one daily workflow for kirana shops.
Ready to review Dugam for your business?
Compare the public feature overview, check pricing, and start with the login flow when you are ready to test the verified billing and inventory workflows described on this page.