New Delhi, June 12 -- A clearer tax structure, opening up of malls in India's tier-2 cities, and a pick-up in internet commerce is prompting England-based family-owned footwear company Pavers Shoes to step up business in India, 11 years after it first started selling its leather footwear here. The retailer is present in India through Pavers Foresight Smart Ventures, a partnership between London-based shipping-to-retail conglomerate Foresight Group International and Pavers Shoes, which owns the brand Pavers England. Stuart Paver, managing director, Pavers Shoes, who was in India recently plans to add 30 stores to the existing 40 over the next 18-24 months. In an interview, he talked about the improvement in ease of doing business in India and the lessons he's learnt thus far. Edited excerpts:...