The Marine Drive or the Shanmugham road on its left side has the lively GCDA commercial complex and the Pioneer Towers along the water front, which houses a variety of showrooms selling a range of wares from perfumes, watches, bags & suitcases, music cassettes and CD's, textiles to refrigerators, many business establishments and several fast food cafes and restaurants. The Penta Menaka complex on the right side of  Shanmugham Road, also has fast food cafes and restaurants, and a variety of duty free shops selling mainly electronic items and mobile Phones. On the eastern side, the Penta Menaka complex opens out to Broadway. The shops in these complexes usually open at 10am and close around 8pm on weekdays and remains closed on Sundays.