Sun Footwear

I entered Sun footwear at Mahabalipuram. It was a small shop of footwear and there was not much open space in the shop. I met the owner of the shop and enquired about the shop and the business. I asked her few things about the shop.

It was a six year old shop and didn’t have much space, so all the stuff was adjusted in a compact manner. At the entrance was the cash counter and a small television was fixed there. The shop had footwear ranges for both men and women. For kids the shop had only slippers .Usually one person at a time was present in the shop for dealing with customers. The shop had one bench beside the counter for seating the customers.  The main brands that were sold at the shop were VKC and Baba. VKC was the most sought out brand followed by Baba. The shop did not offer any kind of discount, but I was told that the regular customers were given the discount of Rs. 10-15.

In spite of its small size the shop attracted some foreign tourists also. The foreign tourists were mostly interested in buying slippers, which they used for roaming in and around Mahabalipuram temples and beaches.  

 

Shantanu Mishra

FT No. -  13474