Shoe Factory

The manager of Shoe Factory, a joint venture between Pantaloon and Revolutions by Liberty, at City Center Mall claims that the store is doing rip-roaring business. And it is, in all likelihood, true, because for shoe-shoppers on a shoe-string budget, this is as good as it gets.

You can buy shoes and slippers (they even have a small collection of school bags, and handbags for women) for your entire family here, and there are loads of brands to choose from (Reebok, Levi's, Woodlands, Liberty Foot Fashion, Lee Cooper, Red Corner, Id, Franco Leone and Red Tape among them) AND there is almost always an ongoing seasonal discount offer to avail yourself of.

The most popular brands for men, women and children are Id, Liberty Foot Fashion, and Liberty and Kittens, respectively, but the shoe collection is so vast and the quality so uniformly utilitarian, you can easily choose from a wide variety, rather than stick to a particular brand. Men's formals start at Rs. 499, women's at Rs. 249 and children's at Rs. 129. So go ahead and buy a pair. Or two. Or three...