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Arca for corner stores

Your corner store, with tabs and inventory up to date

Ring up with the barcode scanner, track each neighbor's tab without a notebook and know what's running out before the supplier comes by.

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From $299 MXN a month. No contract.

A corner grocery store with its awning and fruit at the entrance
Arca on the iPhone: the summary of sales, profit, average ticket and units

What happens today

What slips away without control

1

The tab notebook

Crossed-out pages, balances that don't add up and the neighbor who swears they already paid.

2

Best sellers run out

Soda, bread, eggs. You notice when they're gone and the customer goes to the other store.

3

You sell a lot and don't know if you profit

Money comes in all day, but with margins this thin, one wrong price eats the profit.

How Arca helps

The everyday stuff, no notebook

  • Ring up with scanner or camera

    Scan the code and the price appears. Items without a code you search by name.

  • A tab per neighborFrom Básico

    What each person owes, since when and every payment, with a receipt. No more notebook.

  • Know before it runs out

    Set a minimum and Arca builds the shopping list for when the supplier comes.

  • What you really make

    Each purchase updates cost; each sale tells you what it left you, not just what came in.

  • Quick sale

    Not set up yet? Type the amount and charge. Add the product later.

  • Daily closeout

    Cash, card and transfer separately, so the register balances.

Step by step

How a corner store uses Arca

  1. 1

    Start with what you sell most

    No need to enter the whole store on day one: your usual 50 products and the rest with quick sale.

  2. 2

    Ring up with your phone

    The camera reads barcodes. With a computer, a USB scanner.

  3. 3

    Record tabs

    Pick the customer, charge to their tab and the balance adds up. When they pay, it goes down.

  4. 4

    Review the day

    What you sold, what you made and what to order.

Pricing

A plan for every size of business

Every plan includes sales, inventory and analytics. Change plans or cancel anytime.

Local

Your counter, in your pocket.

Try it free for 7 days

$107.50MXN /month

Billed $1,290 MXN once a year.

Tax included. The first 7 days are not charged; after that, the charge is yearly. Cancel before then and you are not charged anything.

You save $258 MXN a year compared with paying monthly.

Download for iPhone

Includes:

  • One store · 1 phone
  • Sales log and inventory
  • Hasta 300 productos
  • Business analytics
  • Advanced analytics (ABC, turnover, margin)
  • Export to Excel and PDF

It's for the iPhone app. With this plan Arca doesn't open in the browser. Android coming soon.

Básico

Recommended

Your store on your computer, your phone and online.

Try it free for 7 days

$249.17MXN /month

Billed $2,990 MXN once a year.

Tax included. The first 7 days are not charged; after that, the charge is yearly. Cancel before then and you are not charged anything.

You save $598 MXN a year compared with paying monthly.

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Everything in Local, plus:

  • One store · 3 phones
  • Arca on the computer
  • Bring your inventory in from a file
  • Online catalog
  • Labels and barcodes
  • Collections to group your catalog
  • Store credit with a balance per customer
  • Support from the app

Pro

Several branches, one inventory.

Try it free for 7 days

$415.83MXN /month

Billed $4,990 MXN once a year.

Tax included. The first 7 days are not charged; after that, the charge is yearly. Cancel before then and you are not charged anything.

You save $998 MXN a year compared with paying monthly.

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Everything in Básico, plus:

  • Up to 3 stores · 10 phones
  • Transfers between locations
  • Finances: expenses, profit and tax
Compare the plans point by point

The Arca community

Businesses like yours already run on Arca

They left the notebook and the spreadsheet behind, and now know what they have, what they sell and what they make.

What businesses that use it say

«Por primera vez tengo el control de mi flujo de efectivo y sé en qué está invertido cada peso de mi negocio.»

Montse A.

«Nos quitó el miedo a tomar decisiones de inversión, porque ahora cada movimiento está respaldado por números claros y exactos.»

Carolina T.

«Antes perdía muchas ventas porque no sabía cuánto inventario tenía disponible. Con Arca eso ya no es un problema: tengo el control completo de mi negocio y sé lo que pasa en él.»

Carlos A.

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No contract. Cancel anytime.

Frequently asked questions

Read and download

How to close out the register What you really make on each sale Selling price calculator How to keep track of inventory
Do I have to enter all my products to start?

No. You can charge with quick sale by typing the amount and add products little by little. Only products that are set up deduct inventory.

Do all plans include tabs?

From Básico. The Local plan, the iPhone one, takes cash, card and transfer but doesn't keep balances per customer.

Can I sell bulk goods by the kilo?

Arca counts units, it doesn't weigh. Add bulk goods by the unit you handle, for example «1 kg bag», or charge them with quick sale.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. Arca is on iPhone and in any computer's browser. Android is coming soon.

Arca for your business

Other businesses

Flower shopsHardware storesStationery storesMini marketsShoe storesGift shopsSewing supply storesAuto parts storesLiquor storesJewelry storesClothing storesBeauty salonsCosmetics storesPhone accessoriesIf you're just starting

Try Arca in your business for a week

Add your products, sell for a day and see how much you made. If it doesn't work for you, cancel before the week ends and pay nothing.

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