Packworks
Packworks operates a B2B platform connecting consumer goods brands to over 300,000 sari-sari stores across the Philippines, providing micro-entrepreneurs with digital tools for inventory management, financial literacy, and data-driven insights. The platform is accessible via web, app, or chat to support areas with limited connectivity, and stores using its AI-driven inventory planning see a 79% surge in median sales among their top 50 products.
- Retail Technology
- Commerce & Shopping
- Software Only
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data & Analytics
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Millions of sari-sari stores—small, community-based retail outlets that form the backbone of Philippine distribution—operate with limited digital tools, leaving them disconnected from brands, financial services, and data-driven business insights. This lack of access hampers their ability to manage inventory, grow sales, and build financial resilience.
Solution
Packworks provides a B2B platform that connects consumer goods brands to over 300,000 sari-sari stores nationwide, empowering micro-entrepreneurs through digital tools. The platform supports inventory management, financial literacy education, and data-driven insights, accessible via web, app, or chat to ensure usability even in low-connectivity areas. By educating store owners in financial literacy through an integrated mobile app ecosystem, Packworks helps make these home-based, women-led micro-entrepreneurs more resilient. The platform is designed to scale with users as they grow from sari-sari store to mini-grocery and beyond.
Target Audience
Primary customers are sari-sari store owners and micro-entrepreneurs across the Philippines, as well as consumer goods brands seeking direct distribution and data access to this retail network.
Features
- Nationwide network of more than 300,000 sari-sari stores, the widest B2B network for community-based micro-retailers in the Philippines
- Multi-device accessibility across PCs, tablets, and phones, with chat-based messaging support for areas with limited internet connectivity
- Integrated financial literacy education within the mobile app ecosystem
- Data-powered insights that help store owners increase monthly average sales by 35%
- AI-driven inventory planning tools, with stores using AI seeing a 79% surge in median sales among their top 50 products
- Scalable platform architecture designed to support store growth from sari-sari store to mini-grocery