ideas needed

all, I really hope to get some ideas here..well.. hopefully this is the right place to post ..

I am intending to open a small shop in the west area, something which will be convenient for us Indians, instead of having to go other places far like Mustafa just to buy something.

In the shop itself, I will dedicate some space for threading also. But the other half will be grocery ,embroidered tops or something else.

Ladies, do give me some ideas on what you think should be made available to you as a consumer ,something that you feel that you need to travel so far just to buy ..and it will be better if you can get it at my shop..

I had visited some shops last week in Jurong East near the Indian temple.. but i find that the shop wasnt clean ,vege which wasnt really fresh and things covered in dust.


I am looking into a clean minimart style. Also, having gone to Delhi, i find that many shops in Serangoon sell Punjabi suits which have really rough meterial and are expensive ,not so nice as well.

I am thinking of selling some nice Punjabi suits ,but I am not sure whether I should jjust sell the material.. what do you ladies think ?

** Oh yeah another good news, for IL ladies,,you will be my exclusive customers,,i will take care of your needs..but its a secret..wont tell you know till my shop is opened ..lol ..so wait for 2 mths at least ..

Thanks for all your sweet ideas!!!

Hey Peeky

That was a good idea and my best wishes and prayers for you to be a shining enterpreneur in Singapore.!

few pointers I would like to highlight:

1. You may wish to sell Paneer and spices as fresh as possible(That is one of the reasons we go Mustafa)
2. Fresh flowers for poojas, diyas exclusive from India, not the usual ones.
3. Reg the Churidar material...I doubt if there will be many takers since the stiching charges are sky high here. You may want to sell readymade ones.(Probably buy the materials and get it stitched in India in standard sizes like S/M/L/XL).
4. Another attraction would be selling readymade blouses at affordble rates
5. And probably bringing pieces of 1 gram gold jewelleries...for this ofcourse your margin should be comparable (for me a slight price increase will be OK when compared to the prices in India. But I wont be interested if it is double or triple the original cost(Like the shops in serangoon do)...since most of us go once or twice to India ..and dont mind to wait till we go there to buy)
6. Bangles (those metal ones /clay ones),Hairclips
7. Readymade sarees for singaporeans. (a lot do not know how to tie but want it for occassions) You may want to target the teenagers as well with the half sarees/silk skirts.

The above are what came to my mind now. Will let you know if I think of anything further.

(P.S: By the way...what is the special discount that I get for the above suggestions? Hush!Hush)

Hii Abhi

Thanks, those were great suggestions. The rest of you who read my thread, please have some ideas coming in as well.

Thanks !!!

Originally Posted by AbhiSing

Hey Peeky

That was a good idea and my best wishes and prayers for you to be a shining enterpreneur in Singapore.!

few pointers I would like to highlight:

1. You may wish to sell Paneer and spices as fresh as possible(That is one of the reasons we go Mustafa)
2. Fresh flowers for poojas, diyas exclusive from India, not the usual ones.
3. Reg the Churidar material...I doubt if there will be many takers since the stiching charges are sky high here. You may want to sell readymade ones.(Probably buy the materials and get it stitched in India in standard sizes like S/M/L/XL).
4. Another attraction would be selling readymade blouses at affordble rates
5. And probably bringing pieces of 1 gram gold jewelleries...for this ofcourse your margin should be comparable (for me a slight price increase will be OK when compared to the prices in India. But I wont be interested if it is double or triple the original cost(Like the shops in serangoon do)...since most of us go once or twice to India ..and dont mind to wait till we go there to buy)
6. Bangles (those metal ones /clay ones),Hairclips
7. Readymade sarees for singaporeans. (a lot do not know how to tie but want it for occassions) You may want to target the teenagers as well with the half sarees/silk skirts.

The above are what came to my mind now. Will let you know if I think of anything further.

(P.S: By the way...what is the special discount that I get for the above suggestions? Hush!Hush)

Nice suggestions Abhisign ,
How abt Frozen chappathis and parathas of indian brand ,we hunt for indian flavoured but cheap affordable roti prathas ,isnt it ? And Peeky, u can also offer mehandi designs.
All the Best .

yeah thts what i intend to do. In fact,my sis will be with me. She will be incharge of the Threading, waxing and offering both Henna and Bridal Henna services.

where and when r u planning to start?

Hi Peekyboo
AbhiSing has given more suggestions... At present nothing strikes my mind, except Indian snacks and frozen sweets.

My Best Wishes to you...

hi thanks for all the ideas.I plan to start asap. Looking for a shop space now either at Jurong West ST 42, Jurong West st 75, Clementi Central or i dunno ....somewhere ,where I can find more Indians staying lol.

Hi Peeks

How abt SengKang? Lo.......ts of Indians here.When I go to the parks I feel that I live in India

You are most welcome to Jurong West St.75...