Lakshadweep Development Corporation outletsKavaratti and Kochi
Coir products, coconut oil, tuna products and lacquered woodwork
The territory has almost no retail culture to speak of — islands of a few thousand people do not support shopping streets — so the government corporation's outlets, including the one on the mainland at Kochi, are where island products are actually bought.
SPORTS (Society for Promotion of Nature Tourism and Sports)Kavaratti, with a booking office in Kochi
The official tourism packages, ship berths and island huts
Not a shop but the practical gatekeeper: most visitor itineraries, permits and boat transfers are arranged through it, and independent travel is difficult without going via this office.
The island coir factoriesKadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Amini and Androth
Coir yarn, matting and rope
Administration-run units, visitable on some islands, and the only place to see the full sequence from retted husk to spun yarn.
Masmin from the fishermen's societiesAgatti, Minicoy, Kavaratti
Smoked and dried tuna, sold by weight
Bought through fishermen's cooperatives and household producers rather than in shops. Carrying it home is lawful but it is pungent — pack it sealed.