Guides for
your shop
Plain, practical help with billing, khata, stock, staff and keeping your data safe.
- How to close the day at your shop: cash, UPI and udhar An end-of-day routine for shops: count the cash, check it against what should be there, look at UPI and udhar, and note any difference, with StoreSathi's Day Book.
- Free invoice maker or billing software: when to switch A free online invoice maker is fine for a few bills. Here is what it cannot do for a shop, the signs you have outgrown it, and what billing software adds.
- Price with GST or without? Setting item prices right Should an item's price include GST or have it added? How the two ways work out, where each one fits in a shop, and how StoreSathi handles both on every bill.
- Quotation, challan, bill, credit note: the papers of one sale How a shop sale moves from quotation to proforma, delivery challan, bill and credit note, what each paper is for, and how StoreSathi turns one into the next.
- Stop typing vepari bills: read them from PDF Enter vepari purchase bills from PDF or Excel instead of typing each line: how StoreSathi reads the bill, matches your items and checks every amount before you save.
- Let staff bill without seeing your profit How to give shop staff billing access with roles and PINs: who can cancel bills, give discounts or see cost and profit, with manager approval and an activity log.
- How to keep your shop's billing data safe How to keep shop billing data safe: automatic backups on your PC, a copy on a pen drive or Google Drive, a backup password, and how to restore on a new PC.
- Use your phone as a second billing counter How to use an Android phone as a second billing counter for your shop PC over the shop Wi-Fi: pairing, live stock, bills saved on the PC, and billing in a power cut.
- 58 mm or 80 mm? Choosing a thermal printer for billing 58 mm or 80 mm thermal printer for your shop? Compare paper width, space on the counter, how much fits on a bill and what to check before you buy.
- Barcode labels for your shop: sizes, printing and loose items How to print barcode labels for a kirana or retail shop: which label size to pick, A4 sheets or label rolls, and how to handle loose items sold by weight.
- Three loyalty offers that bring kirana customers back Loyalty offers for a kirana shop: how a stamp card, a spend target and a win-back offer work, how to set the reward, and how to see if the offer is working.
- How to manage udhar khata without losing money Manage udhar khata the simple way: write credit at the moment of sale, watch who owes for how long, and send polite WhatsApp reminders on time.
- Why your shop needs billing that works offline Offline billing software keeps your counter running when the internet or power fails. Here is what to look for, and how StoreSathi works without internet.
- How to move your shop from Tally to StoreSathi Move from Tally to StoreSathi with one exported file: customers with udhar, vepari balances and items with opening stock, checked before you save.
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