Althaf Shoes Ltd.

You can find us at Anugraha Apartments, C-Block, on the first floor. We are at 19, Nungambakkam High Road. It is a very busy area of Chennai. Being in an apartment building makes it feel a bit different than a regular warehouse. We have several rooms dedicated to different types of shoes. There are shelves everywhere filled with boxes. The elevator in the building is a bit slow so we often just take the stairs. It’s quite hot here most of the year, so the fans are always spinning at full speed. We have a few people who handle the inventory and a couple more who take care of the paperwork. We don't really have a big storefront where people walk in off the street. It’s more of a hub for our operations. Sometimes it gets a bit chaotic when new shipments arrive and we have to find space for everything. We try to keep a tally of what goes in and out, but it’s easy to lose track when things get moving fast. The traffic on Nungambakkam High Road is always a mess, so we hear the honking all day long. It’s just part of the background noise for us now. We’ve been here long enough that the space feels like home. We just keep our heads down and focus on the footwear we handle.