Shoib General Store

You can find Shoib General Store on Victoria Street, right in the heart of Nakhas here in Lucknow. Nakhas is a very old and famous market area, so there is always a lot of noise and energy around us. We have been running this shop from the same spot for many years. It is a tight space because Victoria Street is always crowded with shoppers and vendors. We have to make use of every inch of the walls to store our goods. People come to us for their daily necessities while they are out doing their other shopping in the market. It is a place where you have to talk over the noise of the traffic and the other sellers. We enjoy the chaos of it most days. There is always someone new to talk to, or an old neighbor stopping by for a chat. Our inventory is quite mixed, just whatever we think the people in Nakhas might be looking for. We don't have any modern systems, just a simple counter and some notebooks to keep track of things. Sometimes we close up for a bit in the afternoon if it gets too hot, but mostly we are here from dawn until after dark. It is a hard way of working but it feels right for this part of the city. We just take each day as it comes and try to be helpful to whoever walks inside.