The uptrend of sari-sari store businesses shows no signs of slowing down, according to retailer Puregold.
Vincent Co, Puregold president, said the company’s Tindahan Ni Aling Puring (TNAP) program now has more than 800,000 members, which indicates the strength of neighborhood stores in serving the needs of communities.
With TNAP, members gain access to consistent wide variety, complete and low-priced goods that enable them to maximize their supply and services to local communities.
At the Puregold Sari-Sari Store Negosyo Convention 2023 participated by 10,000 sari-sari store owners and trade partners at the World Trade Center on May 18, Co said the company continues to immerse TNAP members in all of the company’s first-to-market programs like Puregold Mobile, P-Wallet and more.
The Aling Puring app, for example, yields additional business by making them community hubs for cash in, cash out, loading and bills payment.
Puregold also aims to educate and encourage members on the new ways or methods of doing business via the use of cashless modes of payment like its own P-wallet. Members get 1 percent cashback when they top up their P-wallet, which is embedded in the Puregold Mobile app and can be used for in-store and in-app grocery shopping, as well as bills payment and loading. – Irma Isip
