Rukmani Departmental Stores

Our shop, Rukmani Departmental Stores, is right on Taluk Office Road in Rayakottah. We are very close to the Ulavar Santhai, so we get a lot of people coming in after they finish at the market. Chidambaram is a busy place, and being near the Taluk office means there’s always something going on outside our door. We sell all kinds of daily essentials that families need for their homes. From pulses and rice to soaps and small household items, we try to keep the shelves full. It’s a bit of a squeeze sometimes because we have so much stuff packed in here. The mornings are usually the most hectic when everyone is trying to get their shopping done before the heat of the day kicks in. We don't use any fancy systems, just old-fashioned counting and keeping track of things on paper mostly. Some of our customers have been coming to us since we first opened, and we know most of them by name. We don't have a big staff, just a few of us who help out with bagging and fetching items from the back. It can get a little dusty with the road being so close, but we try to keep things as clean as we can. We just want to make sure people in Rayakottah have a place to get their groceries without having to travel too far. It's just a regular store where we do our best to stay organized.