Vikas Footwear Co. Pvt. Ltd.

We are over at Shop No. 24/b in Lucky Mension, right across from the Vokola B. M. C. Market in Santa Cruze East. Most days start early here because the market area gets busy fast. People are always walking by heading to the stalls or coming from the station. We’ve got a lot of footwear stacked up in the back and on the shelves. It’s a bit of a tight space when we get new stock in, boxes everywhere. We mostly just keep things moving. The shop has been in this spot for a while now. Some days it gets really hot inside, but we keep the fans going. Footwear is one of those things everyone needs, especially with the rain in Mumbai and the dusty roads. We see all kinds of folks coming in, mostly locals who live nearby or work at the market. It’s a plain place, nothing fancy to look at. We spend most of our time organizing sizes or cleaning the glass display at the front. Sometimes the traffic outside is so loud you can’t hear yourself think, but that’s just how it is in Santa Cruze. We try to keep the popular styles out where people can see them from the sidewalk. It isn't a huge operation, just us working through the inventory and making sure the shop stays open on time. There is always something to do, like checking the soles or fixing a display that fell over. We have a small radio that plays music while we work. The landlord lives nearby.