Shoe shop POS in Lahore

Shoes in the walled city

Lahore has whole bazaars for footwear. The Walled City of Lahore Authority lists Moti Bazar as the walled city's wholesale shoe market, where retailers from the city and beyond buy cartons of new articles. Sheikhupurian Bazar is known for leather khussas and Kolhapuri chappals, and Wacho Wali Bazaar for silver and shoe-related goods. Anarkali and the commercial streets of every society then sell the finished pairs to customers.

For a retailer, the chain looks like this. An article is bought by the carton in a run of sizes, say 39 to 44 in black and brown. A few sizes sell out in a week, the rest sit. Khussas peak in the wedding season and around Eid, school shoes in the weeks before term, sandals as soon as it turns hot. A shop that reorders whole cartons instead of the missing sizes ends the season with a shelf of 39s and 44s.

The other daily job is the exchange. A pair bought for a wedding comes back the next day a size too small, sometimes with a different family member, sometimes without the bill.

None of this is hard with three articles. With three hundred articles in a dozen sizes and two colours each, a paper stock book cannot keep up.

Customers pay in cash at most old-city counters, while branded outlets in the malls see more cards and wallet payments. Either way the pair, the size and the money have to meet on the same bill.

A Lahore shoe shop on Nafaa

New article. Enter the brand, article code, type (Gents, Ladies or Bachay) and season, tick sizes 39 to 44 in two colours, and twelve variants are made, each with a barcode to print. Keep the MRP; any price below it is marked Sale, and new arrivals carry a New mark.

At the counter. A customer wants a size 42. The article shows pairs per size in this shop and in your other branches, so you can promise one from the other shop instead of saying no.

Nothing in her size. Write a size request with her phone number. When size 42 arrives, the request says so and the message goes to her on WhatsApp. Close it as bought or not.

The exchange. Pick the earlier bill, take back the 41 and give the 42. Only the difference changes hands, and stock stays right. Past your exchange days, the owner's or a manager's PIN is asked.

Size charts. Standard PK/UK, EU, US and cm charts for gents, ladies and kids, plus your own for brands that run small, so a customer ordering khussas for the whole family can check before buying.

Questions from Lahore shoe sellers

Can I keep handmade khussas that have no article code?

Yes. Give each design your own code and sizes; the barcode is printed from Nafaa.

I have a shop in the old city and one in a society. Can a customer collect from the other branch?

Yes. Stock per size is visible for every branch, and pairs can be transferred between them.

How does the reorder list know what sells?

It uses the last 30 days of sales for each size and colour along with the stock left.

Can I mark old stock for a clearance sale?

Yes. Lower the price below the MRP and the article shows as Sale at the counter, while the MRP stays on record.

Can a customer try a pair at home and return it?

Record the sale as usual. If she brings it back within your exchange days, take it back on the original bill and give another size or a refund, depending on what your staff role allows.

Do I need a barcode printer?

It helps once you have many articles. Nafaa prints barcode labels for every size and colour; without a printer you can still search by article code at the counter.

Is there a guide for size-heavy stock?

The clothing size inventory guide applies to shoes too. See also the shoe shop page.