Corner Store Simulator

Open the shutters at 6 AM. Close at 10 PM. Two other shops on your street are open too. Corner Store Simulator is a shop sim where the pricing actually matters. Every product carries its own price tolerance, drawn from how well shoppers know what it should cost. Put a penny on the milk and they notice. Put thirty percent on the masking tape and nobody blinks. There is no single markup that works — the right answer is different for bread, for beer, for batteries, and you find it by watching what sells and what sits. THE STREET PRICES AGAINST YOU QuickSave Mart undercuts everything and pulls in the budget crowd with small baskets. Cornerstone Goods runs premium and takes the big spenders. Both reprice every day, both run sales, and both notice when they're losing ground. You aren't competing for footfall — you're competing for share of the money spent on the street, and you can watch that share move on your shop computer each morning. RUN THE SHOP Order stock and wait for the delivery van Unpack boxes and stack shelves by hand Set the price on every single product Scan, bag, and take cash or card at the till Read yesterday's numbers and adjust GROW IT Earn licences for new categories — bakery, produce, alcohol, tobacco, lottery Buy floor space and knock through into new rooms Hire staff to stock and serve while you work the numbers Add checkouts and fixtures as trade picks up Rent and wages come out whether you had a good day or not. Start with one room, a few empty shelves, and enough cash for a first order.