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Manila, Philippines — Amidst the damages brought by a record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines, sari-sari stores exhibited high resilience and a signal source of supply for neighboring communities affected by storms. This is the latest insight from Filipino tech startup Packworks.io, which analyzed over a million monthly sales transactions from more than 300,000 sari-sari stores…

19 May 2025 Manila, Philippines — Filipinos’ monthly spending on sari-sari stores hit the lowest in two years at PHP 689.00 in 2024 despite the ease of inflation. This is the latest finding from tech startup Packworks, through its mobile sari-sari store app and business intelligence tool Sari IQ, which looked at over 1 million monthly sales transactions from its network of over 300,000 sari-sari…

29 April 2025 Manila, Philippines — As the Philippines experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, Filipinos turned to sari-sari stores for relief. Tech startup Packworks released key findings through its mobile sari-sari store app and business intelligence tool, Sari IQ, which analyzes over 1 million sales transactions per month from its network of over 300,000 sari-sari stores nationwide.…

Manila, Philippines — Sari-sari stores, or the neighborhood mom-and-pop stores, saw Filipinos feeling the brunt of the increasing prices of cigarettes and alcohol in 2024. This is the latest finding from tech startup Packworks, through its mobile sari-sari store app and business intelligence tool Sari IQ, which looked at the sales transactions from its network of over 300,000 sari-sari stores…

Manila, Philippines – Sari-sari stores, locally known as neighborhood mom-and-pop shops, are not just a primary source of daily essentials for around 94% of Filipinos but a vital source of empowerment among women entrepreneurs. This is the finding of a study published by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in collaboration with tech start-up Packworks. The study,…

21 March 2025 Manila Philippines – Packworks, a Filipino tech startup with an app ecosystem for sari-sari stores, has seen a significant increase in the number of stores transacting on its app from its network of over 300,000 sari-sari stores across various regions in the Philippines. Data from Packworks reveals over 175,000 stores actively transacted through its Sari.PH Pro app in 2024,…

Manila, Philippines — Gone are the days when Filipinos only go to sari-sari stores for everyday essentials: now, they’re increasingly becoming a go-to destination for special occasion treats, such as premium chocolates for Valentine’s Day. Tech startup Packworks, through its mobile sari-sari store app and business intelligence tool Sari IQ, has found that sari-sari stores made significant sales…

Manila, Philippines — Filipinos have embraced the local proverb, “Kapag maiksi ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot” (when the blanket is short, learn to bend) in 2024, navigating rising prices with resourceful purchasing habits. This resilience is highlighted in the latest Sari IQ report by Packworks, a Filipino startup that provides a business-to-business (B2B) open platform to sari-sari stores,…