A post on Reddit’s r/StartUpIndia recently caught attention after a user claimed that a small kirana shop in Delhi, covering just about 300 sq. ft., is making nearly ₹70 lakh in profit every year. According to the post, the shop not only sells daily groceries but also grinds its own masalas and supplies them to other shops, which helps boost its margins. Doing the math, this would mean the shop earns roughly ₹6 lakh in profit each month—implying daily earnings of around ₹20,000 and annual sales possibly crossing ₹7 crore.
The claim has sparked disbelief and debate online. Many people questioned how a typical neighborhood store could reach such high profits, pointing out that average net margins for kirana stores are usually around 7–10%. For such profit levels, the store would need massive sales volumes or unusually high margins. Some commenters suggested that factors like selling high-margin items like spices, owning the property to avoid rent, or catering to bulk buyers could make these numbers feasible, though still rare.
While many kirana stores do well, earning between ₹10–30 lakh profit annually is more common. A profit as high as ₹70 lakh is unusual for a shop this size, but not completely out of the realm of possibility if they’ve found ways to add value, reduce costs, and reach more customers.
