Shoe and khussa shop POS in Multan

Khussas and shoes in Multan

Multan gives its name to one of the best-known kinds of traditional footwear in the country. The Multani khussa is handmade by local artisans, mostly from vegetable-tanned leather. Its upper is cut from one piece of leather or cloth and embroidered or decorated with brass nails, shells, mirrors, bells or beads, and the sole is stitched on with cotton thread. Sindhi, Multani and Punjabi khussas are all popular across Sindh and southern Punjab.

For a shop, handmade stock behaves differently from factory stock. Two pairs of the same design are rarely identical; colours and embroidery vary from batch to batch, and the maker may deliver twenty pairs this week and none the next. A shop that also sells factory sandals and school shoes has to keep both kinds straight on the same shelf.

Shoe trade in the city runs through its old bazaars. Hussain Agahi is regularly listed among Multan's main markets: Dawn reported in 2003 that it closed with the others during a traders' strike, and in a recent drive the district administration cleared encroachments from Hussain Agahi and Gardezi Market.

The busy weeks are predictable. Before both Eids and through the wedding season, khussas sell in pairs for the whole family, and the sizes customers want most are the first to run out.

How a Multan shoe counter runs through the year

When a batch arrives. Enter the article once with its brand or maker, article code and type, then tick the sizes and colours or designs that came in. Every combination becomes its own variant with its own barcode to print and stick on the box.

Gents, ladies and children. Mark each article as Gents, Ladies or Bachay, with the season it belongs to. With sizes and types on record, a cashier checks the screen for a girl's size 2 khussa instead of opening every box.

MRP and Sale. Factory shoes often come with a printed MRP. Keep it, and when you sell below it the item is marked Sale; new arrivals are marked New.

The customer who wants a size you don't have. Write a size request with her phone number. When the size arrives, the request shows it, and she gets a WhatsApp message.

After Eid. A pair bought for a child comes back a size too small. Pick the original bill, take back the old pair and give the new one; only the difference changes hands. Past your exchange days, the owner's or a manager's PIN is asked.

Questions from Multan shoe shops

Every handmade pair is a little different. Can I still use barcodes?

Yes. Keep each design as an article and each size as a variant with its own barcode. If two batches differ in colour or embroidery, add them as separate colours or designs.

I have a second shop in another bazaar. Can I check sizes there?

Yes. An article shows pairs per size in this branch and in every other branch, and you can move pairs between branches.

Can I see which designs carried the season?

Yes. The profit report breaks sales down by product, category, brand or supplier, so after Eid you can see which khussa designs and which factory articles earned, and which only sat in their boxes. That list is a better guide for the next order to the maker than memory.

Do I need tax integration?

Most small shoe shops do not. Optional FBR/PRA integration is there for a business that is required to report.

Where can I read more?

See the shoe shop page, Multan for the other trades the same account covers, and the Peshawar shoe page for another city's footwear trade.