CIGARETTES and alcohol sold less in sari-sari stores, a tech startup reported.

"Sari-sari stores saw a decrease in sales of cigarettes despite the Bureau of Internal Revenue lowering the floor price per pack to P78.58 last year from P114.60," said Packworks based on its mobile sari-sari store app and business intelligence tool Sari IQ.

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