Athilakshmi Stores

Athilakshmi Stores is located on 3rd Street in Suthaintra Nagar, which is part of Othakadai in Madurai. Our shop is in a residential area, so we mostly see the people who live in the houses right around us. We have the 625107 pin code. It is a small store, nothing like the big supermarkets you see in the center of the city. We sell things like rice, tamarind, spices, and other cooking essentials. The street is usually quiet, except for the occasional scooter passing by. We start our day very early in the morning because many of our neighbors like to buy their supplies before they head off to work. The Madurai heat can be very intense, so we often have a bit of a break in the middle of the day when it’s too hot for anyone to be out. We don't have any big advertising or corporate slogans. We just know what our customers like and we try to keep those things on the shelves. Sometimes we run out of a certain brand of soap or tea, but we usually get it back in a few days. The shop is filled with the smell of different spices and grains. We are just local people running a small business to help our neighbors get what they need without traveling too far. We keep our overhead low and just focus on keeping the inventory moving for the people on our street. That is pretty much our daily life here.