Agrawal Traders & General Stoere

You can find Agrawal Traders & General Stoere right at Garha Phatak on the Main Road in Jabalpur. I know the sign has a spelling mistake for 'store' but we just left it like that years ago and now it’s part of our identity. The area is very loud because of the train crossing and the heavy traffic, but we are used to the noise. We do a bit of everything here. We sell some items in bulk like big tins of oil, but we also sell small things to people walking by. My son helps me with the heavy lifting because the sacks of grain can be quite a lot to handle. The shop is full of all sorts of things, from plastic tubs to spice packets, and it might look a bit messy to a stranger. But I have my own way of finding everything quickly. We don't have any air conditioning, so the doors are always open to the street. A lot of dust comes in, so we have to wipe the jars every morning. We don't have any fancy software for our billing; everything goes into a thick ledger book that I keep on my desk. People come to us because they know we are honest about the prices. It’s just a regular shop for the local people of Jabalpur, and we are happy keeping it that way.