RETAILSHALA | BEFORE YOU SIGN

Can this shop pay you a salary?

Planning a shop, or already running one? Put in what you keep from every ₹100 you sell, your monthly costs, and the salary you want. In 30 seconds you will see what the shop must sell every day. Nothing you type leaves this page.

What you keep from every ₹100 sold

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Food outlet: if a ₹100 item costs you ₹30 to make, you keep 70%. Not sure? Use the low end.

Monthly costs

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The numbers already filled in are an example. Replace them with yours.

WHAT YOUR SHOP MUST SELL

per day · 30-day month · estimate

To pay only your salary₹22,222
To pay rent, staff, bills₹17,778
Total every day₹40,000
Every month₹12,00,000
On a day you sell half−₹6,000
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Before you sign a lease or resign

Send me the word NUMBERS on Instagram. On a Numbers Call (₹2,999) we test your plan, or your running shop, line by line, and you get a one-page verdict on what it needs to work. For a full pre-opening review of a location and budget, ask me on the same message.

Message @madhurprabhakar@madhurprabhakar

Margin ranges are indicative: kirana stores blend high single digits to mid teens (Accountune, 2026); food outlets keep 65 to 78% after food cost (Petpooja benchmark of 22 to 35% food cost). Estimates only, not accounting advice. Madhur Prabhakar, Retail Analyst and Advisor.