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DoST, Packworks partner for AI-powered sari-sari stores
by The Manila Times
Jul 30, 2024 12:10 am

SARI-SARI stores are about to become smarter and more technologically advanced.

The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) funded Packworks, a Filipino startup that offers a business-to-business fast-moving consumer goods marketplace for sari-sari stores, to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at equipping over 1.3 million sari-sari stores nationwide with data-driven inventory management tools to enhance business growth.

A Packworks staff shows a sari-sari store owner how the app works for customized recommendations on sellable items and promotions from fast-moving consumer goods source partners. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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