New Uma Department Stores

Our shop is called New Uma Department Stores and you can find us at No:14/9 on Ashok Nagar Main Road. We are pretty much across from Velu Military Restaurant, so a lot of people stop in after they finish their lunch there. Kodambakkam is always busy, and this road is no exception to that rule. We have a lot of items packed into the wooden shelves, from soaps and shampoos to kitchen spices and different grains. It can feel a bit tight inside when there are more than three people at once. We do not have those fancy electronic scanners, just a basic way of doing things. Sometimes the electricity goes out and we have to use flashlights to find what people need in the dark corners. It is a bit of a scramble, but we manage. The staff here has been around for a while, so we know where every little packet is hidden. The front of the store has some displays that we change whenever we feel like moving things around. We have a small plastic stool behind the counter where we take turns sitting when the shop isn't too full. The ceiling fan makes a clicking noise that we don't even hear anymore, though customers sometimes look up at it. We keep the most popular lentils in big open bags so people can see the quality before we scoop them out. It is an old way of doing things.