Specialist stock for your community, managed your way.
African food shops carry products from across the continent — West African, East African, Southern African, and North African. Stock Runner lets you organise it all without fighting a generic system.
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Real benefits, on day one
Sound familiar?
If any of these feel like your daily reality, you're not alone.
- ✕Products from dozens of countries with different naming conventions
- ✕Specialist importers and wholesale markets as primary suppliers
- ✕Fresh and frozen imports with strict shelf-life management
- ✕Community events and cultural celebrations driving demand spikes
The way you restock today vs the way it should be
If any of this looks familiar, you're not alone. It's how almost every independent business runs — until they find a better way.
Today
- ✕Staff jot notes on paper that get lost or smudged beyond reading
- ✕Messages pinging in your WhatsApp: "we're out of milk", "bring beans", "and bread"
- ✕Some staff forget to write things down at all — you only find out when the shelf is empty
- ✕The owner guesses quantities at the cash & carry — over-buying slow lines, missing fast ones
- ✕Nobody can do the supplier run except the owner — there's no shared, trusted list
- ✕Stock knowledge lives in the owner's head. One day off and everything falls apart
With Stock Runner
- ✓One live list, shared across every phone in the shop — paper and lost notes gone
- ✓Staff scan, tap or photograph what's low as they work. No typing, no WhatsApp chaos
- ✓Real-time visibility: you see what's needed from home, on the school run, anywhere
- ✓Buying list is sorted by supplier and final — the owner doesn't need to guess any more
- ✓Any staff member can take the list to the cash & carry and come back with everything
- ✓Full audit trail. Nothing is forgotten, nothing falls through the cracks
Your tools & suppliers
Works with every African importer
Stock Runner is supplier-agnostic. Group your list by whichever wholesalers you already buy from — no new systems to learn.
Plus hundreds more — use a different supplier? Add yours in seconds.
Run your business without running yourself ragged
The biggest win isn't just smarter restocking — it's peace of mind.
Real-time visibility into every shelf
Know exactly which items are low or out of stock from your phone — without setting foot in the shop. Every scan, tap or photo from your shop updates the live list instantly.
Stop chasing your staff for answers
No more phone calls asking "are we low on milk?" or "did anyone check the crisps?" Your staff flag what's needed as they work, and you just see it appear.
Stress-free, sleep better
No more waking up at 2am wondering if you forgot the bread order. Stock Runner remembers everything, flags anything urgent, and lets you switch off at the end of the day.
Delegate the supplier run — confidently
The list is final and complete. Any staff member can take it to the cash & carry and come back with exactly what you need. Run your business from home while someone else handles the run.
How Stock Runner helps
Built around the way african shops actually work.
Custom product names
Ogbono, Egusi, Garri, Fufu — add products with the names your customers actually use.
Multi-supplier support
Wholesale market, specialist importer, local distributor — each gets a separate sorted list.
Photo catalogue
Many African imports don't have barcodes. Snap a photo and build your own digital catalogue.
Event planning
Cultural celebrations? Save ordering templates for peak periods and reuse them each year.
Fresh stock tracking
Flag perishables. Stock Runner reminds you to reorder fresh produce before it runs out.
Real-time shop sync
Staff flag what's low; buyer sees it in real time, before the next market trip.
A day with Stock Runner
From the shop floor to the supplier run, here's how it fits.
- 1Daily
Staff add what's low
Photo or tap-add as you restock. Your custom catalogue grows naturally.
- 2Weekly
Market-day list
Saturday market run? Open your supplier-sorted list, walk the stalls, tick items off as you buy.
- 3Events
Community celebrations
Big event coming up? Load the saved template, increase fast-mover quantities, send to importer.
“Other systems made me pretend my products were 'pasta' or 'flour'. Stock Runner lets me name them what they really are — and my staff and I both know exactly what's needed.”
Simple pricing
Try free for 30 days. Cancel any time. No card required.
Starter
For trying Stock Runner out.
- ✓1 business
- ✓Up to 2 staff
- ✓Unlimited lists
- ✓7-day history
Business
For a single busy location.
- ✓1 business
- ✓Unlimited staff
- ✓Supplier run sorting
- ✓Smart suggestions
- ✓30-day history
Group
For owners with multiple sites.
- ✓Up to 5 locations
- ✓Unlimited staff
- ✓Cross-site reports
- ✓Priority support
Frequently asked
Questions owners like you ask
Honest answers to the things that matter before you sign up.
Yes. Product names are fully customisable in any language or script. Use the names your customers actually ask for — no generic productCategories.
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Build your community catalogue
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