Prachi Departmental Store

We are over in Jiwaji Nagar, specifically in the Thatipur area of Gwalior. The pincode is 474011. Prachi Departmental Store is what we call ourselves, though it’s really just a larger version of a regular corner shop. We have more space than some of the other stores nearby, so we can keep more stock on the floor. Gwalior gets very cold in the winter months and then very hot in the summer. We have to adjust what we sell depending on the season and what people are asking for. In the summer, the cold drink section is always being refilled. In winter, people come in wanting more tea, coffee, and heavier grains. Thatipur is a good place to have a business. It’s mostly residential around Jiwaji Nagar, so we get families coming in every day. I usually have a couple of younger guys helping me move the heavy sacks of flour or sugar when the trucks arrive. We don't have a fancy checkout system or computers. It’s just us and the counter and a calculator. Sometimes the electricity goes out for a few hours and we have to use flashlights to find things for the customers. It’s just part of life here. We try to keep the prices as fair as we can. Most people who live nearby have been coming to us for years. You see their kids grow up and start coming in on their own.