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Retail vs wholesale billing
Retail and wholesale billing describe two different rhythms of selling. Retail is many small sales to end customers; wholesale is fewer, larger sales to businesses that resell. The billing follows the pattern.
Two different rhythms
Retail billing is high-volume and fast: small quantities, walk-in customers, a bill produced on the spot. Wholesale billing is lower-volume and heavier: bulk quantities, business buyers, often an order and delivery behind each invoice.
The pace shapes the tool — a quick counter bill for retail, a fuller invoice against an order for wholesale.
What the buyer needs from each
A retail buyer usually just needs a bill for the purchase. A wholesale buyer is typically a registered business that needs a proper tax invoice with the details that let it claim input tax credit and match the purchase to its order.
A business that does both is really running two billing patterns, which is easiest to manage when they land in one set of books.
How Lekha handles both patterns
Lekha supports quick counter billing and full order-based GST invoicing, and records both into the same two-sided ledger, so retail takings and wholesale invoices are not split across tools.
Lekha records what your documents say and tracks the money on both sides — what you owe and what you are owed. It records and tracks; it does not replace your accountant.
Questions
- What is the difference between retail and wholesale billing?
- Retail billing is many small, fast sales to end customers; wholesale billing is fewer, larger sales to businesses that resell, often against an order and delivery.
- Do wholesale buyers need a different kind of bill?
- Usually. A wholesale buyer is typically a registered business needing a full tax invoice to claim input tax credit and match the purchase to its order.
- Can one business bill both retail and wholesale?
- Yes. It is running two billing patterns, which is easiest to manage when both land in one set of books.