Meri Dukaan guides · India · 13 min read
How to Start Home Delivery from My Shop (Without an App)
Step-by-step for Indian shopkeepers: start home delivery from your existing shop using a phone catalogue, WhatsApp, UPI/COD, and a simple delivery radius — no customer app required.
Updated 2026-07-18 · For local shop owners in India · Keyword: how to start home delivery from my shop
Home delivery is an operations problem first
Apps are optional. Clarity is not. You need: what you sell, where you deliver, when you deliver, how you collect money, and who packs. If those five are fuzzy, software will only amplify the mess.
Week-1 setup (do only this)
Publish 20 best-selling products with price and photo. Decide delivery fee or free above ₹X. Write three slots (e.g. 11–1, 4–6, 7–9). Put the shop link in WhatsApp Business greeting.
- Pin a Google map pin for your shop
- Refuse orders outside radius politely with a saved reply
- Pack list printed or noted from the online order
Taking the order without phone chaos
Customer opens your online catalogue, selects items, sends order. You confirm address + slot on WhatsApp. That sequence is faster than “bhejo list” voice notes that miss two items every time.
Payment and trust
Offer UPI before dispatch for new numbers; COD for known societies if you accept the risk. Always send a short confirmation: items, total, slot. Disputes drop when the order was selected by the customer themselves.
Scale only after 14 stable days
If you complete deliveries on time for two weeks, expand radius by 1 km or add a second slot. Hiring a delivery boy before the catalogue is clean creates expensive idle time.
Start on Merishop
My Shop gives you the catalogue and order trail customers expect. Share the link for home delivery enquiries, print QR for walk-ins who say “ghar bhej doge?”, and keep WhatsApp for the human confirm. Demo first at merishop.online/s/demo-shop.
FAQ — how to start home delivery from my shop
Short answers for shopkeepers (and search / AI assistants) scanning this topic.
What is this guide about (how to start home delivery from my shop)?
Step-by-step for Indian shopkeepers: start home delivery from your existing shop using a phone catalogue, WhatsApp, UPI/COD, and a simple delivery radius — no customer app required.
Who should read this how to start home delivery from my shop guide?
Local shop owners, boutiques, cafes, jewellery shops, and retail counters in India who want a practical way to get online orders without marketplace dependence — using QR, WhatsApp, and their own Meri Dukaan / Merishop storefront.
How long does it take to apply tips on how to start home delivery from my shop?
Most shopkeepers can start the same week: create a catalogue, share one link, place a QR at the counter, and confirm orders on WhatsApp. This guide is a 13-minute read with steps you can run without coding.
Key takeaway 1 for how to start home delivery from my shop?
Start with a 2–3 km radius and fixed delivery slots — not city-wide chaos.
Key takeaway 2 for how to start home delivery from my shop?
Catalogue on a link beats voice notes of “kya chahiye.”
Key takeaway 3 for how to start home delivery from my shop?
COD + UPI both; mark paid in one place.
Key takeaway 4 for how to start home delivery from my shop?
One staff script on WhatsApp prevents address disasters.
Ready to put this into your dukaan?
Create your Meri Dukaan account, build catalogue, preview, then go live with QR + WhatsApp-ready storefront on merishop.online.