Established in 1989, the Padmavati Bookstore is the brainchild of a 52-year-old Punjilal Jain. Photo Courtesy: Aakanksha Ahire
Although the store has existed in Goregaon since its inception, it shifted to a new location five years back. The store now nestles amidst a residential area.
The store which was earlier run by Jain is now being operated by his son. Belonging to the new generation with a bachelor’s degree in management studies, this Gen Z has employed a number of techniques to keep his customers coming back to him.
One of the services offered at Padmavati Bookstore that makes it stand out from the rest is its family library membership package. Deepak offers a month’s library package to his customers at Rs 600. Under this, customers can take home unlimited books.
Deepak allows an extension period of over 40-45 days to return the books. Those signing up for the first time have to pay a fully refundable one-time deposit of Rs 750.
Besides this, customers who don’t wish to subscribe to this library plan can also take books on rent and return them when done reading.
At Padmavati Bookstore, you can buy both, second-hand books as well as fresh copies. The price of second-hand books starts from Rs 50 and goes up Rs 500/1000 depending on the kind of book, author and demand.
Other than novels and comic books, you can also buy mythology and children’s books from the store. The mythology books cannot be rented.
The bookstore sells all kinds of books ranging from novels (fiction, non-fiction), financial and self-help books, and children’s story books.
Since the store is situated in a residential area, it also sells stationery items as a way to lure young readers to pick a novel when they visit the store to buy stationery items for their school/college.
Address: Shop no.1 Vasundhara Society, Shastri Nagar, road no.1, near Tree House School, towards, New Link Rd, opposite road of Siddharth Hospital, Goregaon West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400104
Contact: 90043 45919 / 098208 36245
Read more about the history of the store here.
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