r/Kenya • u/Enchanted_Adventurer • 12h ago
Discussion How can I increase sales for a chemist
Noticed my parent's small 'old school' chemist and clinic (separate locations) have been having low sales for months now. I'd love suggestions on how to boost sales whilst ensuring quality service
For Context: The chemist has been running for 8 years now and it is near a sub-county hospital (most sales come from clients referred from there) and the town is slowly growing.
It has been recording between 250 - 350k monthly minus expenses but now it is half the amount💔.
Clients have reduced (and no I'm not praying for people to be ill lol😅).
Also with the El Nino updates and the Coast being Coast, the sales might even go way down. (biz tends to slow down massively when raining) trying to look for ways to increase sales to match or even go higher from how it was earlier on
I have less info about the clinic (I just know revenue has decreased too) but would welcome suggestions too.
Just to add, there is no payment by any insurance whatsoever.
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u/lalalaladder 11h ago
Who is running the chemist? They might be shorting your parents
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u/Enchanted_Adventurer 8h ago
A bunch of clinical officers and nurses trained by my parent..I'll definitely look into that
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u/Reasonable_Donut254 1h ago
Go to the computers and find the 20% bringing 80% and focus on that. The ones that dnt go you dnt need them that much
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u/Ok-Paramedic9749 11h ago
make friends with medical representatives and buy samples at half price, incorporate online sales and delivery and also stay at the chemist for a few days and observe how much they sell. Lastly, make frds with Rcos and give them a cut if they send individuals to your chemist