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Arca for hardware stores

Thousands of parts in your hardware store, and every peso accounted for

Find any screw by name or barcode scanner, know what's running low before someone asks for it and see how much money is sitting on the shelf.

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From $299 MXN a month. No contract.

Arca on the computer: the Florería Roma dashboard
Arca on the iPhone: the summary of sales, profit, average ticket and units

What happens today

What slips away without control

1

Nobody knows how many until they look

With thousands of SKUs, inventory lives in the manager's head. When it's missing, it's missing at the worst moment.

2

Stock that's been on the shelf for years

You bought ten and sold one. That money is stuck and you don't see it anywhere.

3

Costs change and margin hides

The supplier raises the cost, you don't raise the price, and your best seller stops paying.

How Arca helps

Built for a counter with thousands of SKUs

  • Search by name, SKU or barcode

    Plug in a barcode scanner and it works with no setup. On the phone, the camera scans it.

  • Minimums and shopping list

    Set each part's minimum and Arca tells you what to order before it runs out.

  • Stalled stock

    See what hasn't moved in months and how much money is tied up in it.

  • Average cost that updates itself

    Every purchase recalculates what the part costs you, so each sale's margin is real.

  • Barcode labelsFrom Básico

    Print labels for items without a code, on letter paper, with or without price.

  • Credit for contractorsFrom Básico

    The plumber or builder who pays every two weeks: balance per customer and every payment.

Step by step

How a hardware store uses Arca

  1. 1

    Upload your inventory from Excel

    If you already have your parts list, import it from a spreadsheet; if not, build it in the app.

  2. 2

    Sell with the scanner

    Scan, charge and stock goes down by itself. The month's best sellers show up front.

  3. 3

    Check what's running out

    The shopping list comes from your minimums, ready to send to the supplier.

  4. 4

    See what pays and what doesn't

    Which parts make money, which only move cash and which are stalled.

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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Frequently asked questions

Read and download

Free inventory sheet Barcode generator Count inventory without closing How to keep track of inventory
How many products can I have?

Básico goes up to 1,500 products, Pro to 5,000 and Negocio to 15,000. Size or gauge variants count within the same product.

Does it work with my barcode scanner?

Yes. Any USB or Bluetooth scanner that types like a keyboard works on a computer with no setup. On the phone, use the camera.

Can I sell by the meter or kilo?

Arca counts units. Whatever you sell by the meter or kilo, add it by the unit you handle, for example «meter of cable», and charge units.

Can I move my inventory from another system?

Yes, from Básico: export your list to Excel or CSV and import it. Arca flags rows with problems before uploading them.

Arca for your business

Other businesses

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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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