Sri Velavan Hardware Stores

If you go down Arcot Road in Alwarthirunagar, you’ll find us at number 67. It’s a regular hardware store, nothing too special to look at from the outside, but we try to keep a bit of everything in stock. We get a lot of local builders and people from the neighborhood coming in for nails, paint, or tools. Some days it's just one person looking for a single bolt, and other days we’re loading up a whole truck. We’ve been in this spot for years, and the neighborhood has changed a lot around us. There’s more traffic now, and more shops, but we’re still here doing the same thing. The shelves are a bit crowded and we might take a minute to find exactly what you’re looking for, but we usually have it buried somewhere. It’s a family-run kind of thing, so you’ll usually see the same faces every time you walk in. We don’t have a big corporate plan, we just open the shutters in the morning and see what the day brings. Sometimes we sit outside on the stools when it’s quiet and watch the cars go by on Arcot Road. It’s a simple life, mostly just talking to customers and making sure the inventory is okay. We don't bother with fancy displays or lights. We just want to make sure people get what they need so they can finish their work at home or on the job site. It keeps us busy.