Kusum General Stores

Kusum General Stores is located right on Avenue Road at 324. If you have ever been to Avenue Road, you know how crowded and busy it gets every single day. We have been here for a long time, squeezed in between a bunch of other shops. We sell a little bit of everything, from soaps and shampoos to snacks and basic household items. The inside of the shop is quite cramped because we try to fit as many products as possible onto the shelves. You often have to turn sideways just to let another customer pass by in the aisle. It is a family-run place. My uncle was the one who started it years ago, and now we keep it going. We open up early in the morning because that is when the first rush happens. People stop by on their way to the bus or work to grab a pack of biscuits or some washing powder. The floor is made of old tiles and they are definitely showing their age, but they work fine. We don’t have a website or any social media pages. We just have the physical shop. The noise from the street is always there—horns honking and people shouting. We keep a simple ledger for the neighbors who have been coming here for decades. It is a long day standing behind the counter, but we enjoy seeing the familiar faces. It is just a local store for local needs.