Your community's favourite products, always in stock.
Caribbean and Afro-Caribbean shops serve a loyal community who expect specific brands and imports. Stock Runner lets you build a catalogue that matches your shelves — not a generic database.
30-day free trial · No card needed
Real benefits, on day one
Sound familiar?
If any of these feel like your daily reality, you're not alone.
- ✕Imported products not found in standard barcode databases
- ✕Specialist importers with long lead times and infrequent deliveries
- ✕Community-driven demand — when one customer asks for it, twenty more will
- ✕Perishable tropical produce with short shelf lives
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 Caribbean 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 caribbean & afro-caribbean shops actually work.
Custom catalogue
Add products with your own names, brands, and productCategories. Grace Kennedy, Dunn's River, Tropical Sun — your shelves, your way.
Photo-add
No barcode? Snap a photo. Perfect for imported goods, loose produce, or items with non-standard packaging.
Supplier coordination
Importer delivery next Thursday? Stock Runner reminds you to place the order before the cut-off.
Team sync
Staff flags what's needed from the shop floor. Owner reviews and approves before the supplier run.
Order history
Track every order, every importer, every price. Spot trends and negotiate better deals.
Works offline
No signal in the back stockroom? Stock Runner syncs when you reconnect.
A day with Stock Runner
From the shop floor to the supplier run, here's how it fits.
- 1Daily
Staff scan the shelves
As you restock the shelves, photo-add or scan items. Your custom catalogue grows automatically.
- 2Weekly
Importer cut-off
Before the importer cut-off, the list is grouped by supplier. Each gets exactly what they need to fulfil.
- 3Delivery day
Receive and tick off
When the delivery arrives, tick off as you unload. Discrepancies caught straight away.
“The biggest problem before was customers asking for something specific and us not having it. Now we never run out of jerk seasoning — the regulars trust us.”
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. Photo-add is built for specialist imports. Snap a photo, give it a name, and it's in your catalogue. Next time you scan or tap the same entry.
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Keep your community stocked
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